Linode Linode 8 GB

Decision notes

Auto-generated from plan signals and measurement metadata.

Overview

Provider

Linode (Akamai)

Promotions: Promotional credits may be available for new accounts (offer varies)

Location

Global (14 locations)

IPv4 / IPv6

1 IPv4 | IPv6 available

Traffic

5120 GB/mo

Route tags

global ipv6 refund-eligible shared-cpu ssd

Why this plan stands out

Internal score: 36.2. Used for sorting; see scoring methodology .

Score rank (overall)

#489 / 1257

Score rank (provider)

#73 / 120

USD / GB RAM

$6 / GB

USD / vCPU

$12 / vCPU

• OK SSD storage
• OK IPv6 available
• OK Refund eligible (180 days, medium confidence)
• OK Provider refund policy: prorated
• OK Value for money

Performance Badges

Achievement badges based on benchmark performance and value metrics. How we test →

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Benchmarks

Latest run: 2025-10-31T00:00:00Z | Method: vpsbenchmarks-yabs

CPU model

AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core Processor

Geekbench 6 (single)

1,300 Result

Geekbench 6 (multi)

4,267

GB6 multi / $

88.9

fio 4k read

171.4 MB/s | 43,878 IOPS

fio 4k write

171.9 MB/s | 43,993 IOPS

iperf send (max)

5,500 Mbps

iperf recv (max)

6,750 Mbps

Notes: Source: https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/yabs/linode-4c-8gb-20251031-adb8cd (third-party YABS run; reference only)

Benchmarks can vary due to host load and noisy neighbors. See Methodology .

Sources & freshness

Plan lastChecked

2026-01-23

Provider lastChecked

2026-01-11

Recent updates

Based on the internal dataset change log. Always confirm on the provider checkout page.

As of

2026-01-28

Last event

n/a

Change log events

0 total | 0 price | 0 promo | 0 link | last 30d: 0 price, 0 promo, 0 link

Price range (last 90 points)

$48 - $48

No recent changes recorded for this plan.

Latency tiers

Tiers are a normalized signal. Always verify with your own tests.