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DigitalOcean / PLAN #g-60vcpu-240gb-intel

# General Purpose Premium Intel · 60 vCPU / 240 GiB / 900 GiB

Featuring 60 dedicated 3rd Gen Intel Xeon cores, 240 GiB RAM, 900 GiB of local NVMe storage, and 10 Gbps network throughput. Built for enterprise monoliths, container orchestration nodes, and high-throughput production backends.

Check availability on the official siteCatalog updated:2026-10-25 22:08 UTC

Latest price check:2026/10/26 06:08:42
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$2,269 / monthly cap$3.37649 / hour · billed per second

Public price checked on 2026/10/26 06:08:42

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## Plan configuration

- CPU: 60 vCPU · Dedicated CPU

- Processor tier: Premium Intel

- RAM: 240 GiB

- Storage: 900 GiB NVMe SSD

- Monthly transfer: 10,000 GiB

- Outbound bandwidth limit: 10 Gbps

- Hourly rate: $3.37649

- Monthly cap: $2,269

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## Network

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Public configurations and prices are checked every 6 hours. Prices are monthly caps with per-second billing and a minimum of 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Powered-off Droplets remain billable; destroy the Droplet to stop compute billing. Backups, snapshots and excess outbound transfer cost extra. Confirm regions and capacity on the official site.

## DigitalOcean 60 vCPU / 240 GiB General Purpose Premium Intel (900 GiB NVMe): Enterprise Compute Guide

Updated 2026-10-24

## Architecture Overview: Balanced Flagship Compute with Standard Storage[#](https://vpsmap.net/en/vps/digitalocean/g-60vcpu-240gb-intel/#review-section-1)

When deploying core enterprise services or architecting systems for continuous, massive concurrency, engineering teams face a delicate trade-off: scaling compute, memory, and disk I/O without incurring unbalanced idle costs. DigitalOcean's `g-60vcpu-240gb-intel` represents a top-tier configuration within the General Purpose Premium Intel category, specifically designed for teams needing high-performance dedicated compute and extensive memory alongside a decoupled, modern storage paradigm.

Powered by 60 dedicated vCPUs leveraging 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Ice Lake architecture) and backed by 240 GiB of RAM, this Droplet guarantees full hyperthread allocation. Unlike shared-CPU environments where neighboring workloads on a hypervisor can cause transient CPU throttling or latency spikes, dedicated vCPUs give your application consistent, non-preemptible access to the physical processor. With an industry-standard 4:1 memory-to-core ratio, this instance easily accommodates broad thread pools, heavy JVM runtimes, complex serialization operations, and real-time business logic.

The 900 GiB local NVMe SSD is attached directly to the underlying physical hypervisor. Compared to standard SSDs or network-attached block storage volumes, direct NVMe delivers exceptional parallel queue depth and minimal I/O latency. For container orchestration environments, application servers, and intermediate caching layers, 900 GiB provides abundant fast storage for OS operations, temporary work directories, and local caches without burdening budgets with unnecessary local disk premiums.

## Targeted Workloads & Practical Use Cases[#](https://vpsmap.net/en/vps/digitalocean/g-60vcpu-240gb-intel/#review-section-2)

### 1. Decoupled Enterprise Applications & Microservice Backbones[#](https://vpsmap.net/en/vps/digitalocean/g-60vcpu-240gb-intel/#review-section-3)

Modern microservices and scalable monoliths (such as enterprise ERPs, global CRM backends, or heavy API gateways) typically separate compute from storage. If your persistent state is already managed by dedicated database clusters, high-availability data stores, or object storage like DigitalOcean Spaces, paying for multiple terabytes of direct-attached local disk creates cost inefficiency. With 240 GiB of RAM, this instance provides ample memory for high-volume in-memory state and application caches, effectively eliminating memory exhaustion errors (OOM) and excessive garbage collection pauses.

### 2. DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) Heavy Worker Nodes[#](https://vpsmap.net/en/vps/digitalocean/g-60vcpu-240gb-intel/#review-section-4)

When configured as a high-capacity worker node in a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster, a single 60-core / 240 GiB host significantly cuts inter-node communication latency. Tightly coupled services can be scheduled on the same host, sharing memory and local kernel networking at near-zero overhead. The 900 GiB local NVMe disk comfortably handles container runtime images, active layered volumes, transient storage (`emptyDir`), and container system logs.

### 3. High-Throughput Network Relays & Global Gateways[#](https://vpsmap.net/en/vps/digitalocean/g-60vcpu-240gb-intel/#review-section-5)

A standout capability of the Premium Intel series is network throughput of up to 10 Gbps—up to 5 times faster outbound transfer than standard CPU droplets. For applications serving high-volume data streams, processing video ingestion, or managing high-throughput reverse proxies, this 10 Gbps network pipe prevents bandwidth bottlenecks when pushing millions of outbound packets.

## Billing Mechanics & Operating Economics[#](https://vpsmap.net/en/vps/digitalocean/g-60vcpu-240gb-intel/#review-section-6)

Managing cloud spend requires a solid understanding of how DigitalOcean measures and invoices compute resources:

- **Per-Second Billing with a 672-Hour Monthly Cap**: The instance is billed per second (with a minimum billing window of 60 seconds or $0.01). Bundled CPU Droplets are capped at 672 hours (28 days) per billing cycle. Any hours operated beyond 672 within a calendar month incur no additional base Droplet compute fee, providing cost predictability.

- **Power Off vs. Destroy**: Dedicated resources (exclusive Intel Xeon hyperthreads, reserved ECC RAM, and assigned hypervisor NVMe disk space) remain locked to your instance even when powered down. **Powering off a Droplet does not stop billing.** To terminate billing completely, the Droplet must be destroyed via the Cloud Control Panel or API.

- **Team-Level Bandwidth Pooling**: This plan includes 10,000 GiB (approx. 10 TB) of outbound data transfer. Transfer allowances pool cumulatively at the team level based on the seconds active during the billing cycle. If this node handles 14,000 GiB while another underutilizes its allowance, no overage fees apply as long as the aggregate team pool is not exceeded. Additional outbound transfer beyond the team pool is billed at $0.01 per GiB; all inbound transfer is completely free.

- **Complimentary VPC Networking**: Internal communication between Droplets within the same datacenter via a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network uses dedicated private interfaces and does not deduct from your public bandwidth pool.

## Comparison & Sizing Trade-Offs[#](https://vpsmap.net/en/vps/digitalocean/g-60vcpu-240gb-intel/#review-section-7)

Choosing the optimal 60-core machine depends on whether your bottleneck is raw CPU, in-memory state, or direct disk capacity:

| Feature | `g-60vcpu-240gb-intel` (900G) | `gd-60vcpu-240gb-intel` (1800G) | Storage-Optimized Droplet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Core Advantage** | Minimized baseline TCO for compute-heavy workloads | Double the local NVMe for minimal incremental cost | Up to 150-225G NVMe per core for massive local datasets |
| **Target Fit** | Decoupled apps, DOKS worker nodes, API proxies | Self-hosted RDBMS, heavy OpenSearch/ES nodes | High-frequency time-series databases, local analytics |
| **Storage Scalability** | Expands via Volumes Block Storage / Spaces | Large local room + optional Volumes integration | Focused primarily on local raw disk throughput |

[!NOTE] **Regional Availability Consideration**: High-density 60 vCPU compute instances depend on physical hardware inventory within regional datacenters. While standard prices are cataloged publicly, provision a test Droplet in your target region to verify inventory before planning major infrastructure cutovers.

For systems built with clean architectural boundaries where data storage is decoupled, `g-60vcpu-240gb-intel` delivers maximum dedicated Intel compute and 240 GiB of RAM without paying for unused local disk space.

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## Listing and catalog history

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Catalog history (latest 1)

- 2026/10/24 23:03:14 · New plan discovered

## Public price history

Observed low $2,269 · High $2,269 · Monthly, before coupon discounts

**First verified price: $2,269**

2026/10/24 23:03:14 · No later change has been observed, so no trend is drawn.

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