# 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 Febrero, 2017 16:01 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:** [5 Febrero, 2017 07:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/benchmarks-vps-vs-dedicated-bare-metal/56908/3 "2017-02-05T07:23:12Z")

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So you are referring to this one?

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-cheapest-solution-for-hosting/24060/44?u=ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-cheapest-solution-for-hosting/24060/44)

So roughly guesstimating, the dedi-server Skylake cores are about +66% faster than UpCloud cores (the best reported VPS performance), and you get the benefits of more RAM per $.

What kind of buffer and unicorn numbers would you apply for this kind of Hetzner server, Skylake i7 quad-core with 32GB RAM?

And trust me - the day I need to scale horizontally is the day I click the buy button at [Discourse.org](http://Discourse.org).

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