Instance Type: Cloud Virtual Machines
This plan belongs to the Arct Cloud Cloud Virtual Machines server line (General Purpose).
Instance Type Description
Arct Cloud's Virtual Machines provide high-performance compute leveraging modern AMD EPYC and Ryzen processors. Built for production workloads, these instances feature enterprise-grade NVMe Gen4 SSD storage with 7,000 MB/s speeds and a dedicated 10 Gbps network with integrated DDoS protection.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | $6.00 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | 2GB |
| Hourly billing | no |
| CPU type | AMD |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | yes |
See also all Arct Cloud instance types.
"vm.micro" Plan Specifications
| Provider | Arct Cloud |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://www.arct.cloud/pricing |
| Price per month | $19.99 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $13.99 Minimum commitment for discount: 1 year |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Disk GB | 40 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4 |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 5000 |
| Maximum Network Speed | 10000 Mbps |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Badges of Quality
Badges are awards granted to VPS plans that meet certain quality criteria.
| Twenty Requests Per Core | Arct Cloud - vm.micro serves more than 20 HTTP requests per second per vCPU | |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1300 Geekbench6 Score | Arct Cloud - vm.micro serves got a Geekbench6 single core score over 1300 | |
| Stable Performance | Arct Cloud - vm.micro performance is very stable over long periods of time |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst. The grades below are from the latest public performance trial run on this plan, started on Jun 27 2026.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 67
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | C | B | B | D |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2026 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for Arct Cloud - vm.micro. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Yabs | Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
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| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the vm.micro plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the vm.micro plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27 2026 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor | Utah, USA | B |