Google Compute Engine
n1-standard-2, Jul 05 2018
We have run a full suite of performance tests on the n1-standard-2 VPS plan of Google Compute Engine.
On this page, you'll find:
- Price and specifications for the n1-standard-2 plan.
- The grades that summarize its performance in 5 categories based on the tests results.
- Links to the detailed test results that can be compared to other providers and other plans.
| Provider | Plan | Monthly price | Short term surcharge | Hourly billing | Num CPU cores | Disk space (GB) | Memory (GB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Compute Engine | n1-standard-2 | $48.55 | On-demand price: $68.40/month (+40%). Applies up to 30 days. |
Yes | 2 | 10 | 7.5 |
Note: the CPU details Frequency is the frequency observed at the start of the trial. It may vary as the trial progresses.
Warning: storage costs are not included in the price above.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in the price above.
Test Results
- Web Runs: performance of a web application running on the server with locally generated load. Latencies and max request rate.
- Sysbench: CPU, disk IO and memory speed tests.
- Remote timings: latencies of a web application measured from 4 different continents.
- Live Web Tests: latencies of a web application with live traffic.
- Endurance: output over time of a long running cpu intensive application.
- Network Transfers: maximum download and upload speeds between the VPS and servers located nearby.
Live Web
Web performance is measured locally on the VPS and includes Rails app response times ti live web traffic as well as system metrics.
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Sysbench
We ran Sysbench tests on this VPS, including CPU tests, random and sequential, read and write IO tests and memory tests.
Review and compare all Sysbench numbers for the Google Compute Engine - n1-standard-2 VPS plan.
Remote Timings
Response times for this VPS were continuously measured from 5 locations and 4 continents in the world. Each measure includes DNS resolution time, connection time, TLS handshake time and server response time.
Review and compare all Remote Timings numbers for the Google Compute Engine - n1-standard-2 VPS plan.
Network Transfers
We have performed large file transfers from the Google Compute Engine - n1-standard-2 VPS, both downloads and uploads and we measured the speed of the transfers.
The transfers involve multiple files, 10 threads and last for at least 10 seconds at maximum speed. The transfers are repeated 4 times from different nearby servers and only the fastest transfer is considered in grades and comparisons.
Sustained CPU Endurance Run
Can your VPS handle 24 hours of sustained CPU load without flinching? How much can it handle? Does the provider throttle your CPU after a while?
Review and compare all Remote Timings numbers for the Google Compute Engine - n1-standard-2 VPS plan.
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