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Introduction
This page is to help everyone understand what processors you’re actually getting with each Vultr Plan.
I’ve taken a single source of data from multiple sources as it’s hard to find lots of information on processors and even performance scores.
Each title has a SC score, just as a reference. I thought this would be helpful.
WARNING
The information held in this article is only for research, it shouldn’t be used as otherwise. Manging WP is not resposible for any of the information below, use it at your own risk. Don’t be stupid.
Vultr Plans and CPU’s
Regular Performance
Vultr provides the following description for their Regular Performance line compute
“Powered by previous generation Intel CPUs and regular SSD.”
Intel Broadwell Regular Performance (SC 400-700)
Intel Broadwell is Intel’s 5th generation Core microarchitecture and was released in 2014. This configuration is likely referring to an Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 or a similar processor from the Broadwell microarchitecture, which succeeded the Haswell microarchitecture, and was released around 2016.
You can view all the Geekbench test for Vultr Broadwell CPU’s at https://browser.geekbench.com/search?q=vultr+broadwell
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/20854244
Name Intel Core (Broadwell, no TSX, IBRS) Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core Base Frequency 2.40 GHz Cluster 1 0 Cores L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 4.00 MB x 1 L3 Cache 16.0 MB x 1
Intel Skylake Regular Performance (SC 497)
Intel Skylake is Intel’s 6th generation Core microarchitecture and was released in 2015. This configuration is likely referring to an Intel Xeon Silver 4110 or a similar processor from the Skylake microarchitecture, which succeeded the Broadwell microarchitecture, and was released around 2017.
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7452797
Name Intel Xeon (Skylake, IBRS) Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core Base Frequency 2.59 GHz Cluster 1 0 Cores L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 4.00 MB x 1 L3 Cache 16.0 MB x 1
Intel Cascade Lake (SC: 1042)
Cascade Lake is Intel’s 2nd generation Xeon Scalable Processor microarchitecture and was released in 2019. This configuration is likely referring to an Intel Xeon Silver 4210, 4214, or a similar processor from the Cascade Lake microarchitecture, which succeeded the Skylake microarchitecture. Given that this is a VPS instance, it’s typical for only one core and thread to be allocated, even though the underlying processor has many more cores. This setup was likely released around 2019.
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4260839
Name Intel Xeon Processor (Cascadelake) Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core Identifier GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 6 Base Frequency 2.99 GHz L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 4.00 MB x 1 L3 Cache 16.0 MB x 1
High Performance
Vultr provides the following description for their High Performance line compute instances.
“Powered by new generations of AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon CPUs and NVMe SSD.”
Intel Cascade Lake High Performance (SC: 800-900)
Cascade Lake is Intel’s 2nd generation Xeon Scalable Processor microarchitecture and was released in 2019. This configuration is likely referring to an Intel Xeon Silver 4210, 4214, or a similar processor from the Cascade Lake microarchitecture, which succeeded the Skylake microarchitecture. Given that this is a VPS instance, it’s typical for only one core and thread to be allocated, even though the underlying processor has many more cores. This setup was likely released around 2019.
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/16219473
Name Intel Xeon (Cascadelake) Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core Base Frequency 2.99 GHz L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 4.00 MB x 1 L3 Cache 16.0 MB x 1
AMD EPYC Rome High Performance (SC: 1038)
Released in 2019. Rome processors are part of AMD’s EPYC series, representing the 2nd generation of their server processors, offering significant improvements in core count and performance over the first generation.
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7452971/
Name AMD EPYC-Rome Processor Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core Identifier AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0 Base Frequency 2.00 GHz Cluster 1 0 Cores L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 512 KB x 1 L3 Cache 16.0 MB x 1
AMD EPYC Milan High Performance (SC: 1038)
Rome is AMD’s 2nd generation EPYC processor microarchitecture and was released in 2019. This configuration is likely referring to an AMD EPYC 700a2 series processor or a similar model from the Rome microarchitecture, which succeeded the Naples microarchitecture, and was released around 2019.
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/21903722
Name AMD EPYC-Milan Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core, 2 Threads Base Frequency 3.25 GHz Cluster 1 0 Cores L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 512 KB x 1 L3 Cache 32.0 MB x 1
High Frequency
Vultr provides the following description for their High Frequency compute instances
“Powered by new generations of AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon CPUs and NVMe SSD.”
Intel Skylake High Frequency (SC: 1292)
Released in 2015. Skylake is part of Intel’s 6th generation Core and Xeon processor families, offering improvements in performance, power efficiency, and graphics over previous generations.
This configuration likely suggests this is the Intel Xeon E3-1500 v5 or v6 series.
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/21127856
Name Intel Core (Skylake, IBRS) Topology 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads Base Frequency 3.79 GHz Cluster 1 0 Cores L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 4 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 4 L2 Cache 4.00 MB x 2 L3 Cache 16.0 MB x 1
Optimized Cloud Compute
Vultr provides the following description for their High Frequency compute instances.
These virtual machines run atop fully dedicated, new generation AMD EPYC vCPUs. Dedicated vCPUs ensure that these machines deliver the fast, consistent performance that many business applications require.
AMD EPYC Rome CPU Optimized (SC:1281)
Released in 2019. Rome processors are part of AMD’s EPYC series, representing the 2nd generation of their server processors, offering significant improvements in core count and performance over the first generation.
This configuration likely corresponds to an entry-level AMD EPYC 7251 or a similar model within the Rome family. The EPYC 7251 is a part of AMD’s EPYC 7001 series (Rome) processors, which were released in 2019.
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/20117410
Name AMD EPYC-Rome Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core Base Frequency 2.79 GHz L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 512 KB x 1 L3 Cache 16.0 MB x 1
AMD EPYC Milan CPU Optimized (SC: 1401)
Release in 2021 the AMD EPYC Milan processors, which are part of the third generation of EPYC CPUs.
This configuration likely corresponds to a low-core, high-frequency variant of the AMD EPYC 7xF3 series within the Milan family. Milan processors are part of AMD’s third-generation EPYC lineup, released in 2021 and based on the Zen 3 architecture.
Source: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/22054408
Name AMD EPYC-Milan Topology 1 Processor, 1 Core, 2 Threads Base Frequency 3.25 GHz Cluster 1 0 Cores L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB x 1 L2 Cache 512 KB x 1 L3 Cache 32.0 MB x 1
Conclusion
I think it’s important to note what processor you’re getting when purchasing any sort of compute, even though it’s called a VPS, Cloud or any other buzz terminology. These compute instances are virtualized servers, on top of hardware that might be 10 years old. So just be aware that these process will act differently under a WordPress load.
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