I'm running a number optimization script w/ ~1,000 variables (with each variable representing the offensive or defensive rating for HS football teams, hence the tremendous volume). The project eventually times out -- usually after an hour or two.
I have no problem running the same script on the NFL, where there are only 32 teams and thus 64 variables. The project runs in a matter of moments.
Will going to the premium account (16 GB RAM, 4 CPU) from the free account (1 GB RAM, 1 CPU) have a tangible impact or probably not?
Hard to say whiteout seen your actual code and your app's logs. Is your code parallelized? otherwise, having more cores is going to make no difference at all, is your app running out of RAM?