The location of a FiveM server sets the latency of every player who joins it. On a roleplay server latency shows up as delayed vehicle positions, late hit registration and voice that drifts from the action, and no amount of CPU or RAM corrects it. The useful question is therefore not which location is faster in general, but which one is closer to the people who will play.
Astrol Nodes hosts FiveM servers in two locations: Frankfurt (Germany) and Miami (United States). This article publishes the latency we measured from 29 cities to both, so a community can choose with numbers instead of assumptions.
How the latency was measured
The figures were measured on 5 October 2026 with Globalping, a public network of probes run from datacenter and internet provider networks. Each city was measured in two rounds of up to eight networks. "Best" is the fastest network in the city and "median" the typical one. The targets were our nodes in Frankfurt and Miami, the same two endpoints the FiveM checkout uses to measure ping before an order. A home connection can add a few milliseconds to these values.
Latency to Frankfurt from Europe
| City | Best (ms) | Median (ms) |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 7 | 8 |
| Berlin | 8 | 15 |
| Milan | 9 | 10 |
| Paris | 10 | 10 |
| London | 16 | 18 |
| Warsaw | 17 | 20 |
| Barcelona | 21 | 29 |
| Stockholm | 24 | 25 |
| Madrid | 27 | 32 |
| Lisbon | 39 | 48 |
Latency to Miami from the United States and Canada
| City | Best (ms) | Median (ms) |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 14 | 14 |
| New York | 26 | 34 |
| Dallas | 28 | 33 |
| Chicago | 31 | 32 |
| Toronto | 42 | 48 |
| Denver | 43 | 56 |
| Phoenix | 50 | 54 |
| Los Angeles | 55 | 61 |
| Seattle | 70 | 78 |
Latency to Miami from Latin America
| City | Best (ms) | Median (ms) |
|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 33 | 52 |
| Caracas | 34 | 34 |
| Bogotá | 38 | 48 |
| Guatemala City | 46 | 46 |
| Quito | 58 | 63 |
| Mexico City | 59 | 59 |
| Lima | 64 | 70 |
| Santiago | 92 | 100 |
| São Paulo | 105 | 108 |
| Buenos Aires | 128 | 128 |
The same American cities measured to Frankfurt
Five of the American cities were also measured to Frankfurt, which shows the cost of hosting an American community in Europe.
| City | Frankfurt, best (ms) | Miami, best (ms) |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 81 | 26 |
| Atlanta | 101 | 14 |
| Caracas | 130 | 34 |
| Mexico City | 139 | 59 |
| Bogotá | 155 | 38 |
How to choose the location
- Community in Spain or the rest of Europe: Frankfurt. Madrid measured 27 ms and Barcelona 21 ms, and every European city in the table was below 40 ms on its fastest network.
- Community in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador or Peru: Miami. These cities measured between 33 and 64 ms to Miami. Caracas, Mexico City and Bogotá, the three also measured to Frankfurt, were between 80 and 117 ms faster in Miami.
- Community in the United States: Miami. Atlanta, New York, Dallas and Chicago measured below 35 ms; Los Angeles measured 55 ms and Seattle 70 ms.
- Community in Chile, Argentina or Brazil: Miami measured 92 ms from Santiago, 105 ms from São Paulo and 128 ms from Buenos Aires. These cities were not measured to Frankfurt.
- Mixed community, for example Spain and Mexico: one location will always favour one side. The usual choice is the location of the majority of active players, accepting that the other group plays at the latency shown in the table above.
What the location does not change
Game servers in both locations run on AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processors with NVMe storage, include DDoS protection and have the same price. Choosing Miami or Frankfurt changes only the distance to the players.
To check the latency from a specific connection, the FiveM checkout measures the ping from the visitor's browser to both locations before the order is placed.
FiveM server plans
| Plan | RAM | vCores | Storage | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FiveM 4 GB | 4 GB | 3 | Unlimited NVMe | €5.99/month |
| FiveM 6 GB | 6 GB | 4 | Unlimited NVMe | €8.99/month |
| FiveM 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 | Unlimited NVMe | €12.99/month |
| FiveM 12 GB | 12 GB | 5 | Unlimited NVMe | €18.99/month |
| FiveM 16 GB | 16 GB | 5 | Unlimited NVMe | €24.99/month |
| FiveM 24 GB | 24 GB | 6 | Unlimited NVMe | €36.99/month |
| FiveM 32 GB | 32 GB | 6 | Unlimited NVMe | €47.99/month |
| FiveM 48 GB | 48 GB | 7 | Unlimited NVMe | €72.99/month |
Every plan includes five databases, two backups and DDoS protection, in Frankfurt or Miami at the same price. See the FiveM server hosting plans, the guide to VPS hardware for FiveM or the comparison of a FiveM VPS and a game server.