BASIC2-A2C-4G by Scaleway
Specifications and performance for Scaleway - BASIC2-A2C-4G
Instance Type: Shared vCPUs
This plan belongs to the Scaleway Shared vCPUs server line (General purpose).
Instance Type Description
Production-grade cloud instances designed for scalable infrastructure. Launch high-end websites and applications with premium CPUs and local NVMe SSDs. Designed with high-end AMD EPYC 7000™ series vCPUs to host all your production environments.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | $18.72 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | 4GB |
| Hourly billing | yes |
| CPU type | AMD |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | no |
See also all Scaleway instance types.
"BASIC2-A2C-4G" Plan Specifications
| Provider | Scaleway |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://www.scaleway.com/en/general-purpose-instances/ |
| Price per month |
16.79€ ($19.64)
Scaleway lets you deduct 2.92€ from this price if you don't need an IPv4 address. Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
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| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Hourly Billing | Yes: 0.0270€/hour |
| Disk GB | 0 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4 |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Maximum Network Speed | 200 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 | Scaleway - BASIC2-A2C-4G delivers all the bandwidth advertised in its specifications | |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty Requests Per Core | Scaleway - BASIC2-A2C-4G serves more than 20 HTTP requests per second per vCPU | |
| Stable Performance | Scaleway - BASIC2-A2C-4G 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 those of the most recent trial run for this plan.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 40
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | E | B | F | C |
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 Scaleway - BASIC2-A2C-4G. 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 BASIC2-A2C-4G plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the BASIC2-A2C-4G plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 2026 | Neoverse-N1 | Paris, France | D |