# Netcup VPS G12 vs RS G12 Pricing (Manassas, Monthly, July 2026)

Hardware: Both run AMD EPYC 9645 "Turin" (Zen 5, 4nm/3nm), DDR5 ECC, NVMe, 2.5 Gbps.
Key difference: VPS = shared vCPU, RS = dedicated cores.

## VPS G12 Lineup (shared vCPU)

| Plan | vCores | RAM | Storage | Base (12-mo) | +Monthly surcharge | +Manassas |
|------|--------|-----|---------|-------------|-------------------|-----------|
| VPS 500 G12 | 2 | 4 GB | 128 GB | €4.96 | +€? | +€1.63 |
| VPS 1000 G12 | 4 | 8 GB | 256 GB | €8.71 | +€? | +€1.63 |
| VPS 2000 G12 | 8 | 16 GB | 512 GB | €16.17 | +€2.91 | +€2.91 |
| VPS 4000 G12 | 12 | 32 GB | 1 TB | €27.23 | +€? | +€4.91 (est.) |
| VPS 8000 G12 | 16 | 64 GB | 2 TB | €40.29 | +€? | +€? |

Monthly billing (0-month contract) adds +€2-4 to base price.

## RS G12 Lineup (dedicated cores)

| Plan | Cores | RAM | Storage | Base (12-mo) | +Monthly surcharge | +Manassas |
|------|-------|-----|---------|-------------|-------------------|-----------|
| RS 1000 G12 | 4 | 8 GB | 256 GB | €10.74 | +€2.18 | +€1.63 |
| RS 2000 G12 | 8 | 16 GB | 512 GB | €18.01 | +€4.29 | +€3.22 |
| RS 4000 G12 | 12 | 32 GB | 1 TB | €33.55 | +€8.00 (est.) | +€6.44 (est.) |
| RS 8000 G12 | 16 | 64 GB | 2 TB | €59.97 | +€14.00 (est.) | +€12.00 (est.) |

## Decision Guide: VPS vs RS

Choose VPS when: dev/test, lightweight portal frontend, budget-constrained projects, bursty workloads where occasional CPU contention is acceptable.

Choose RS when: production databases, AI/ML workloads (Ollama), Docker hosts with multiple containers, any workload running 24/7 that needs guaranteed CPU. The price delta is ~€3-6 per tier — worth it for MSP production workloads.

## VPS G12 Performance (from VPSBenchmarks)

Geekbench 6 (VPS 1000 G12): Single-core 1615, Multi-core 5412
Disk I/O (1M block): ~2.6 GB/s combined read+write
Network: 2.5 Gbps (tested: 2.4-2.7 Gbps)

## Traffic Policy Differences

- VPS: Throttled to 200 Mbps if 24h average exceeds 2 TB
- RS: Throttled to 300 Mbps if 24h average exceeds 3 TB
- Both: Throttling auto-lifts when condition no longer applies

## Billing Notes

- 12-month = annual prepayment, ~13-17% savings over monthly
- 0-month ("1 month" / "0 months" toggle) = month-to-month, cancel anytime, no minimum term
- Hourly billing also available (€0.008-0.064/hr depending on plan)
- All prices incl. 0% VAT (US visitor)
- IPv4 costs €0.50/mo extra
