Starter 8 GB 4 cores by UpCloud
Specifications and performance for UpCloud - Starter 8 GB 4 cores
Instance Type: Starter
This plan belongs to the UpCloud Starter server line (Cloud Servers).
Instance Type Description
Starter plans are designed for development, testing, self-hosting, and other cost-conscious workloads. The new Starter plans will replace our current Developer plans at on average 25% less expensive than previous-generation while offering the same 99.99% SLA.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | $7.02 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | 2GB |
| Hourly billing | yes |
| CPU type | AMD |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | yes |
See also all UpCloud instance types.
"Starter 8 GB 4 cores" Plan Specifications
| Provider | UpCloud |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://upcloud.com/products/cloud-servers/ |
| Price per month | 20.00€ ($23.40) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Disk GB | 40 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 2000 |
| Maximum Network Speed | 500 Mbps |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
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 Aug 30 2026.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 35
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for UpCloud - Starter 8 GB 4 cores. 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 Starter 8 GB 4 cores plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Starter 8 GB 4 cores plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 2026 | AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core Processor | Netherlands | D |