Instance Type: VPS
This plan belongs to the Fasthosts VPS server line (General Purpose).
Instance Type Description
General Purpose VPS plans with 4 to 12 vCPU, 4GB to 24GB RAM, and 120GB to 720GB NVMe storage. Includes 1 Gbit/s bandwidth, Linux or Windows OS, full root access, one IPv4 address, unlimited IPv6 addresses, and selectable UK, Germany, Spain, or US data centres. Plesk Web Host Edition and Cyber Protect backup are optional add-ons.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | $5.92 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | 2GB |
| Hourly billing | no |
| CPU type | MIX |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | yes |
See also all Fasthosts instance types.
"VPS 8 2025" Plan Specifications
| Provider | Fasthosts |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/package-selection/virtual-private-servers |
| Price per month | £35.10 ($46.68) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: £23.83 Minimum commitment for discount: 1 year |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Disk GB | 480 |
| Num Cores | 8 |
| Memory GB | 16 |
| Virtualization | HyperV |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Maximum Network Speed | 1000 Mbps |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Badges of Quality
Badges are awards granted to VPS plans that meet certain quality criteria.
| Meets Bandwidth Specs | Fasthosts - VPS 8 2025 delivers all the bandwidth advertised in its specifications | |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1300 Geekbench6 Score | Fasthosts - VPS 8 2025 serves got a Geekbench6 single core score over 1300 |
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 Dec 25 2025.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 56
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for Fasthosts - VPS 8 2025. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Yabs | Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the VPS 8 2025 plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the VPS 8 2025 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25 2025 | AMD EPYC-Milan Processor | United Kingdom | C |
| Jan 21 2025 | AMD EPYC-Milan Processor | London, United Kingdom | C |