# DigitalOcean v5 General Purpose 2 vCPU / 8 GB benchmarks

2 dedicated vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD

[Dedicated CPU](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-categories/dedicated-cpu-vps-benchmarks)

$73.87/mo

$0.099/hr
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## Performance by location
[Every run of this plan](https://www.rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bplan%5D=digitalocean-g5-2vcpu-8gb-80gb&filter%5Bsort%5D=location)

Averages over the last 90 days. Same plan, same provider, different datacenters.

| Location | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Price | Last tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|
Atlanta 1 (atl1)

Atlanta, GA, US
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $73.87/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Kansas City 1 (mkc1)

Kansas City
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $73.87/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Memphis 1 (mem1)

Memphis
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $73.87/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Richmond 1 (ric1)

Richmond
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $73.87/mo | Not tested yet |

A location is highlighted only when it leads the next best by 5 percent or more. Smaller gaps are normal run-to-run variance.

Network results are not compared here. iperf3 targets are third-party servers, so distance to each target dominates the number.

## Benchmark history

We have not benchmarked this plan yet. It shows up here after its first scheduled run.

## Similar plans from other providers

| Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Monthly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amazon Lightsail](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/lightsail-benchmarks) | [Memory Optimized Large 2 vCPU / 16 GB, 5 TB transfer](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/1606f2a0ff713826634b8c96e593d85c-lightsail-m-large-1-0-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 160 GB SSD | $74.00 |
| [Amazon Lightsail](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/lightsail-benchmarks) | [Memory Optimized Large 2 vCPU / 16 GB, 2.5 TB transfer](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/2470bab8f7ca18b83cd7ebbc8d197ecb-lightsail-m-large-1-1-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 160 GB SSD | $74.00 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [Optimized Cloud Storage AMD 1 vCPU / 8 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/37b2a08de28d22c84ac7c1f3f7c9b452-vultr-voc-s-1c-8gb-150s-amd-benchmarks) | 1 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 150 GB | $75.00 |
| [Scaleway](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [POP2-HM-2C-16G](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/53bd9a748d0b96fa2aad4818f8b01878-scaleway-pop2-hm-2c-16g-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | | €75.19 EUR |
| [Linode](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/linode-benchmarks) | [Dedicated 8GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/4567c28bf0da9ef1a79028a360c4a39d-linode-g6-dedicated-4-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | $72.00 |
| [Scaleway](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [POP2-HC-4C-8G](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/8806c977d6e5df8a766f3f3aa696ff8e-scaleway-pop2-hc-4c-8g-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | | €77.67 EUR |
| [Kamatera](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/kamatera-benchmarks) | [2D 4GB 80GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/037432ff24481d044d4a6b383246371f-kamatera-2d-4096-80-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | $70.00 |
| [Cherry Servers](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/cherryservers-benchmarks) | [Cloud VDS 2 (Gen 2)](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/7f4f1a26ce7fc9f4b3d03126366260aa-cherryservers-g2-4-16gb-100nv-ded-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 100 GB NVMe | $69.03 |

## Advertised specs

**Product line:** v5 General Purpose

**Sold as:** VPS

**Plan identifier:** g5-2vcpu-8gb-80gb

**vCPU:** 2

**CPU kind:** Dedicated core

**Architecture:** x86\_64

**RAM:** 8 GB

**Storage:** 80 GB SSD

**Disk class:** Unknown

**Virtualization:** KVM

**Network port:** 4 Gbps

**Transfer:** 4 TB

**Overage:** $0.010/GB

**IPv4:** Included

**IPv6:** Included

**Port 25:** Closed

**Status:** Active

## Price history

-

$0.099 Hourly

Since Oct 3, 2026

-

$73.87 Monthly

Since Oct 3, 2026

## Available in

- Atlanta 1 (atl1) Atlanta, GA, US
- Kansas City 1 (mkc1) Kansas City
- Memphis 1 (mem1) Memphis
- Richmond 1 (ric1) Richmond