# Benchmarks: VPS vs dedicated/bare metal?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/benchmarks-vps-vs-dedicated-bare-metal/56908>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [4 فبراير 2017، 4:01م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/benchmarks-vps-vs-dedicated-bare-metal/56908 "2017-02-04T16:01:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![ljpp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ljpp/32/96506_2.png) [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Post date:** [4 فبراير 2017، 4:01م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/benchmarks-vps-vs-dedicated-bare-metal/56908/1 "2017-02-04T16:01:31Z")

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Lately I have been planning one potential Discourse case, where big resources will be needed. I am well aware of the benefits in virtualization, but for this particular case I find a dedicated server an interesting option. The topic is not discussed too much here.

@mpalmer has mentioned earlier that he is using some dedis. UpCloud has [published a benchmark](https://www.upcloud.com/blog/cloud-server-vs-vps-vs-dedicated-server/) featuring their 40$ plan vs a LeaseWeb Dell R210. According to their couple of years old test the performance is very similar.

As an example, from [Hetzner](https://www.hetzner.de/us/hosting/produkte_rootserver/ex41ssd) you get a Skylake Core i7 dedicated with 32GB ram and 2x500GB SSD for **39€** (+setup). So a quad core CPU, tons more RAM than typical 40€/$ VPS’s and a large disk. I am wondering how this kind of box, or similar, works for Discourse? What is the real-life capability to serve in comparison to a typical VPS offerings?

With VPS you can scale up if you run out of power, but with dedis you do not have this option. So I am trying to figure out how capable these boxes really are.

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