Instance Type: Root Server
This plan belongs to the netcup Root Server server line (General Purpose).
Instance Type Description
The netcup Root Server line (currently G12) consists of powerful, KVM-based virtual machines with dedicated AMD EPYC™ cores and guaranteed RAM resources. They are ideal for applications requiring stable, high performance, such as complex web applications, game servers, or database-intensive scenarios, and feature fast NVMe SSD storage and a 2.5 Gbit/s network connection.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | $3.53 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | 2GB |
| Hourly billing | no |
| CPU type | AMD |
| Shared CPU | no |
| Storage included | yes |
See also all netcup instance types.
"RS 1000 G12" Plan Specifications
| Provider | netcup |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://www.netcup.com/en/server/root-server |
| Price per month | 14.87€ ($17.40) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: 12.37€ Minimum commitment for discount: 1 year |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Disk GB | 256 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 3000 |
| Maximum Network Speed | 2500 Mbps |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | Yes |
Badges of Quality
Badges are awards granted to VPS plans that meet certain quality criteria.
| Twenty Requests Per Core | netcup - RS 1000 G12 serves more than 20 HTTP requests per second per vCPU | |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1300 Geekbench6 Score | netcup - RS 1000 G12 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 Jul 23 2026.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 51
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C | D | C | 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 netcup - RS 1000 G12. 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 |
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Performance trials run on the RS 1000 G12 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the RS 1000 G12 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23 2026 | AMD EPYC 9645 96-Core Processor | Virginia, USA | C |