They're using Atom-based (old 2008 pre-Silvermont Atom architecture) Avoton "microserver chips" that Intel launched in 2013: https://blog.scaleway.com/2016/03/

They're using Atom-based (old 2008 pre-Silvermont Atom architecture) Avoton "microserver chips" that Intel launched in 2013: https://blog.scaleway.com/2016/03/08/c2-insanely-affordable-x64-servers/ https://blog.scaleway.com/2016/03/08/c2-insanely-affordable-... http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2292691/intel-launches-avoton-as-atom-c2000-system-on-a-chip-for-data-centres http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2292691/intel-launches-avoton... If you want cheap VPS with good performance and reliability you may want to take a look at these as well: http://vpsdime.com/ http://vpsdime.com/ https://www.ovh.com/us/vps/vps-ssd.xml https://www.ovh.com/us/vps/vps-ssd.xml https://www.prometeus.net/site/vps.php https://www.prometeus.net/site/vps.php https://www.prometeus.net/site/kvm-vps.php https://www.prometeus.net/site/kvm-vps.php I don't think either are using Atom. VPSDime is just overselling, but I haven't heard anyone complain about been bottlenecked, so they probably do it in a smart way (taking resources from those who don't use them fully).