# Shared VPS plans with the worst CPU steal spikes

Shared-CPU plans whose worst minute of CPU steal hits 6.65% or more, taken as the median across runs so one bad host can't carry a plan.

| # | Plan | Median worst minute | Worst minute seen | Median steal | Runs | Dates |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [RamNode](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/ramnode-benchmarks)[2GB Standard](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/49vgwu-ramnode-2gb-standard-benchmarks) | 36.3% | [66.1%](https://www.rackcensus.com/benchmarks/n95azb-ramnode-2gb-standard-lax-benchmark) | 27.1% | 4 runs, 3 locations | Oct 20 to Oct 27 |
| 2 | [Scaleway](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks)[DEV1-S](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/2vkdb7-scaleway-dev1-s-benchmarks) | 21.2% | [34.4%](https://www.rackcensus.com/benchmarks/jh01vg-scaleway-dev1-s-fr-par-1-benchmark) | 7.4% | 4 runs, 4 locations | Oct 21 to Oct 25 |

Left out because the host never reported any steal, which usually means it isn't exposed to the server rather than that none happened: [Hetzner CPX02](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/c2ynad-hetzner-cpx02-benchmarks).

## How plans get on this list

- A plan needs at least 3 completed runs from the last 90 days, spread across at least 2 locations or 2 different days, so one bad host or one bad afternoon can't rank it.
- Plans are only compared with plans of the same CPU class. Shared CPU plans are never ranked against dedicated ones.
- Every completed run counts. We don't drop bad runs or rerun a plan until it looks better.
- Only plans well past the line for this board get listed, and that line is spelled out below. Plans under it still count toward the comparison, they just aren't shown.
- Steal is measured once a second for the whole run, counting only the seconds where the server was asking for at least half its CPU. Steal on an idle server doesn't tell you much.
- A run only counts if it has at least 5 minutes of that kind of load.
- The worst minute is the worst 60-second average in a run. Single-second spikes are mostly noise, so they aren't used.
- A plan is listed when its median worst minute is 6.65% or more, 33% past a 5% minute.