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title: Basic CPU Benchmark on GCP/Vultr/Hetzner/Scaleway
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*Updated whenever I can.*  
Encoding a 2h video (live concert from Japanese TV, MPEG-2, dark scene with grain) at 1280x720 resolution.

```
HandBrakeCLI -i in.ts -o out.mp4 -f av_mp4 -O -e x264 --encoder-preset slow --encoder-tune grain --encoder-profile high --encoder-level auto -q 20 --vfr -E copy:aac -w 1280 -l 720 --decomb --detelecine --crop 0:0:0:0
```

- Scaleway bare-metal 8 CPU:  
    - a
    - Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C2750 @ 2.40GHz  
    - €0.048 hourly

- Hetzner dedicated 8vCPU:  
    - 28.270920 fps
    - Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS) @ 2.10GHz  
    - €0.144 hourly

- Vultr bare-metal 8 CPU:  
    - 36.676926 fps  
    - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 v6 @ 3.80GHz  
    - $0.179 hourly

- GCP 24 vCPU:  
    - 57.956608 fps.  
    - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU @ 2.60GHz.  
    - $0.688 hourly.

- GCP 32 vCPU:  
    - 63.491947 fps  
    - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU (Skylake) @ 2.00GHz  
    - $0.874 hourly

- Vultr 24 vCPU:  
    - 64.176575 fps  
    - Virtual CPU a7769a6388d5 @ 2.40GHz  
    - $0.952 hourly

- Hetzner dedicated 32 vCPU:  
    - a
    - a
    - €0.576 hourly

- GCP 96 vCPU:  
    - 69.550346 fps  
    - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU (Skylake) @ 2.00GHz  
    - $2.621 hourly

*Note: HandBrake don't scale well with more that 32 threads.*