# DigitalOcean Basic 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB benchmarks

1 shared vCPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD

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

$4.00/mo

$0.0060/hr
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## Performance by location
[Every run of this plan](https://www.rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bplan%5D=digitalocean-s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb&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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|
Amsterdam 3 (ams3)

Amsterdam, NL
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Bangalore 1 (blr1)

Bangalore, IN
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Frankfurt 1 (fra1)

Frankfurt, DE
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
London 1 (lon1)

London, GB
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
New York 1 (nyc1)

New York, NY, US
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
New York 2 (nyc2)

New York, NY, US
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
New York 3 (nyc3)

New York, NY, US
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
San Francisco 2 (sfo2)

San Francisco, CA, US
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
San Francisco 3 (sfo3)

San Francisco, CA, US
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Singapore 1 (sgp1)

Singapore, SG
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Sydney 1 (syd1)

Sydney, NSW, AU
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Toronto 1 (tor1)

Toronto, ON, CA
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $4.00/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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kamatera](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/kamatera-benchmarks) | [1A 1GB 20GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/2a832d4d977a04e2bd82f2ff6567e398-kamatera-1a-1024-20-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | $4.00 |
| [Kamatera](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/kamatera-benchmarks) | [1T 1GB 20GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/d029fe88c16d6b5df7b67b0c9db8ee51-kamatera-1t-1024-20-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | $4.00 |
| [LayerOne](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/layerone-benchmarks) | [gc.micro (LowEndTalk)](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/2887488f5f639f3d2de16a35514cf5bd-layerone-layerone-starter-let-promo-6-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | $4.00 |
| [LayerOne](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/layerone-benchmarks) | [no.nano (LowEndTalk)](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/30a7a63347319ef64351c46053a113f7-layerone-layerone-no-nano-let-promo-6-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | $4.00 |
| [LayerOne](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/layerone-benchmarks) | [gc.micro (BuiltByBit)](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/2a8a96b99694dbde986a479d5fd5f7f8-layerone-layerone-starter-builtbybit-promo-2-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | $4.00 |
| [LayerOne](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/layerone-benchmarks) | [no.nano (BuiltByBit)](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/3cc9ba547dfc614d5ac55c9513e2ff33-layerone-layerone-no-nano-builtbybit-promo-2-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | $4.00 |
| [LayerOne](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/layerone-benchmarks) | [gc.micro (Promo)](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/8be72f1692fcc4e34eb81cf76aec3779-layerone-layerone-starter-promo-2-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | $4.00 |
| [LayerOne](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/layerone-benchmarks) | [no.nano (Promo)](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/ab3ae3d755bb9602449463d0b118b1cf-layerone-layerone-no-nano-promo-2-benchmarks) | 1 shared vCPU | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | $4.00 |

## Advertised specs

**Product line:** Basic

**Sold as:** VPS

**Plan identifier:** s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb

**vCPU:** 1

**CPU kind:** Shared vCPU

**Architecture:** x86\_64

**RAM:** 0.5 GB

**Storage:** 10 GB SSD

**Disk class:** Unknown

**Virtualization:** KVM

**Network port:** 2 Gbps

**Transfer:** 500 GB

**Overage:** $0.010/GB

**IPv4:** Included

**IPv6:** Included

**Port 25:** Closed

**Status:** Active

## Price history

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$0.0060 Hourly

Since Oct 3, 2026

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$4.00 Monthly

Since Oct 3, 2026

## Available in

- Amsterdam 3 (ams3) Amsterdam, NL
- Bangalore 1 (blr1) Bangalore, IN
- Frankfurt 1 (fra1) Frankfurt, DE
- London 1 (lon1) London, GB
- New York 1 (nyc1) New York, NY, US
- New York 2 (nyc2) New York, NY, US
- New York 3 (nyc3) New York, NY, US
- San Francisco 2 (sfo2) San Francisco, CA, US
- San Francisco 3 (sfo3) San Francisco, CA, US
- Singapore 1 (sgp1) Singapore, SG
- Sydney 1 (syd1) Sydney, NSW, AU
- Toronto 1 (tor1) Toronto, ON, CA