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Instance Typec2-standard-8n4a-standard-8
DetailsHigh-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
2 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
High-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

n – General purpose
4 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyCompute optimizedGeneral-purpose
DescriptionCompute Optimized: 8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Cascade LakeGoogle Axion
Coremark Score146712
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12816
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesno
Max Local SSD3000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC
Avg Price DiffInfinityx

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c2-standard-8
n4a-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.3080
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.3234
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.3390
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.3510
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.3634
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.3798
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)n/a0.3080
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.3080
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.3080
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