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Instance Type: Shared CPU
This plan belongs to the Linode Shared CPU server line (General purpose).
Instance Type Description
Balanced performance for nearly any workload. Affordable Shared CPU plans are ideal for general workloads and include generous amounts of free bundled transfer.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | Between $10.00 and $20.00 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | Between 2.0 and 4.0GB |
| Hourly billing | yes |
| CPU type | MIX |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | yes |
See also all Linode instance types.
"Shared 8GB" Plan Specifications
| Provider | Linode |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://www.linode.com/pricing |
| Price per month | $48.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Hourly Billing | Yes: $0.0720/hour |
| Disk GB | 160 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 5000 |
| Maximum Network Speed | 5000 Mbps |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Badges of Quality
Badges are awards granted to VPS plans that meet certain quality criteria.
| Stable Performance | Linode - Shared 8GB performance is very stable over long periods of time | |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Storage Speed | Linode - Shared 8GB storage read+write storage speed goes over 3000 MiB/s |
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for Linode - Shared 8GB. 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 Shared 8GB plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Shared 8GB plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31 2023 | AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor | New Jersey, USA | B |
| Oct 13 2021 | AMD EPYC 7501 32-Core Processor | Toronto, Canada | C |