Vultr is a leading cloud hosting company that provides reliable and highly optimized web hosting solutions.
In March 2022, Vultr released the Vultr High-Performance plans as part of its Cloud Compute product.
Cloud Compute is Vultr’s most used product. It’s basically a Cloud VPS: your own slice of RAM, storage and vCPU on a shared physical host.
Let’s see what Vultr High Performance is, what plans it offers, and how it differs from Vultr’s other Cloud Compute options.
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What is Vultr High Performance?
Vultr High Performance is one of the Cloud Compute options that offers affordable cloud hosting on cutting-edge servers. It runs on newer-generation AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon CPUs with NVMe SSD storage.
Starting at $6/month (still the entry price in October 2026), you can pick either Intel or AMD CPUs for your cloud VPS server.
When setting up a new instance, pick the Shared CPU type and you’ll see High Performance next to the regular Cloud Compute and High Frequency plans, with AMD and Intel versions to choose from. Vultr’s console looks a little different from our older screenshot below.
Vultr High Performance Pricing
Vultr High-Performance pricing is the same for Intel and AMD. It starts at $6/month.
For the $6 per month plan, Vultr offers its High-Performance plan with resources of 1 CPU, 1 GB of Memory, a generous 2 TB of Bandwidth, and 25 GB NVMe SSD storage.
Vultr High-Performance: AMD vs. Intel
In our earlier tests, we ran the same site on both AMD and Intel to see which one is faster.
It turned out that the Vultr AMD instance performed better than Intel in most tests, particularly with heavier pages like high-resolution images. Intel was slightly behind AMD, and it edged ahead only on the mobile LCP test. Read the full comparison.
| Comparison | AMD “seconds” | Intel “seconds” |
|---|---|---|
| PageSpeed Desktop LCP | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| PageSpeed Mobile LCP | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| GTmetrix | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Pingdom | 1.53 | 1.68 |
Regular Performance vs. High Frequency vs. High Performance
Vultr Cloud Compute has three plan families: Regular Performance (now just called Cloud Compute in the console), High Frequency, and High Performance. Count AMD and Intel High Performance separately and you get four.
- CPU type:
- Regular Performance uses previous-generation Intel CPUs.
- High Frequency is equipped with 3GHz+ Intel Xeon CPUs.
- High Performance benefits from the latest generations of both AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon CPUs.
- Storage disk type:
- Regular Performance is powered by regular SSD storage.
- High Frequency utilizes faster NVMe SSD storage.
- High Performance utilizes faster NVMe SSD.
- Pricing:
- Regular Performance starts at ($2.50/month) and includes 1 Intel CPU, 500 MB RAM, 500 GB Bandwidth, and 10 GB regular SSD. That plan is IPv6-only and only offered in Atlanta and New Jersey; the cheapest plan offered in almost every location is $5/month (1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD, 1 TB bandwidth).
- High Frequency starts at ($6/month) and offers 1 Intel CPU, 1 GB RAM, 1 TB Bandwidth, and 32 GB NVMe SSD.
- High-Performance starts at ($6/month) and provides 1 CPU (Intel or AMD), 1 GB RAM, 2 TB Bandwidth, and 25 GB NVMe SSD.
| Comparison | V. R. P. | V. H. F. | V. H. P. |
| CPU | Regular | Intel Xeon | Latest Intel and AMD |
| Storage | Regular SSD | NVMe SSD | Latest NVMe SSD |
| Cheapest Plan | $2.50/month | $6/month | $6/month |
Read Vultr High Performance vs. High Frequency
Conclusion
Vultr keeps evolving its lineup. Since March 2022, its popular Cloud Compute product has included the High-Performance plans.
These plans are particularly distinguished by their use of advanced AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon CPUs and NVMe SSD storage.
With prices starting at a competitive $6/month, you get to choose between Intel and AMD processors for your cloud VPS.
