Architecture & price/performance benchmark

Netcup Root Server G12.5 vs OVHcloud VPS Elite / Comfort

Comparing Netcup Gen 12.5 dedicated AMD EPYC 9645 hardware in Nuremberg/Vienna/Amsterdam against OVHcloud's shared vCore VPS lineup.

MetricNetcup (RS 1000 G12.5)OVHcloud
CPU Cores & Generation4 Dedicated AMD EPYC 9645 (Zen 5)4 Shared vCores (Older Xeon / EPYC mix)
Disk I/O Performance187.3k IOPS Local NVMe RAIDCeph Network Storage (~25k–40k IOPS)
Network Port Speed2.5 Gbit/s500 Mbit/s – 1 Gbit/s
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RS 1000 G12.5

Root server • G12.5
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€21.73/ moincl. 19% VAT

4 Dedicated Cores (AMD EPYC 9645) · 8 GB RAM · 128 GB NVMe · 2.5 Gbit/s

GB6: 2,290/7,559 · FIO 4K: 187,300 IOPS · Steal: 0.0 %

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Engineering Analysis & Comparison FAQ

Real-world trade-offs between dedicated AMD EPYC cores, unmetered fair-use bandwidth, and competitor cloud features.

Storage LatencyWhat is the architectural difference between OVHcloud Ceph and Netcup NVMe?

OVHcloud VPS instances rely on networked Ceph block storage (~25k–45k IOPS), introducing network latency. Netcup Root Servers feature local hardware PCIe NVMe arrays delivering over 187,000 IOPS with direct sub-millisecond access.

DDoS MitigationHow does DDoS protection compare between OVHcloud and Netcup?

OVHcloud VAC is the industry standard for specialized Game DDoS mitigation. Netcup provides enterprise Anexia DDoS filtering tailored for HTTP/S, API, and DNS workloads.