Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | c2d-highcpu-2 | n4-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Details | High-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 highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – 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 highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | Compute optimized | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 4 GiB | 16 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC Milan | Intel Emerald Rapids |
| Coremark Score | 44678 | 44371 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | no |
| Extended Memory | yes | |
| Sole Tenancy | no | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | no | yes |
| Custom Shapes | no | yes |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 128 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) | NVMe |
| Local SSD | yes | no |
| Max Local SSD | 3000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | no | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.59x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | c2d-highcpu-2 | n4-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0750 | 0.1190 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0900 | 0.1311 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0901 | 0.1311 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0901 | 0.1311 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0925 | 0.1311 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0963 | 0.1341 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0963 | 0.1357 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0963 | 0.1378 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.0966 | 0.1381 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.0966 | 0.1381 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.1049 | 0.1404 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0825 | 0.1190 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.1064 | 0.1404 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.1190 | 0.1404 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | n/a | 0.1431 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | n/a | 0.1431 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | n/a | 0.1440 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | n/a | 0.1446 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | n/a | 0.1468 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | n/a | 0.1488 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | n/a | 0.1528 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | n/a | 0.1528 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0825 | 0.1238 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | n/a | 0.1528 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | n/a | 0.1547 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | n/a | 0.1559 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | n/a | 0.1600 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | n/a | 0.1665 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | n/a | 0.1702 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | n/a | 0.1890 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | n/a | 0.1904 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0825 | 0.1238 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0825 | 0.1250 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0844 | 0.1250 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0844 | 0.1250 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0868 | 0.1297 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0885 | 0.1309 |
| APAC | India (asia-south1) | 0.0495 | n/a |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0750 | 0.1190 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0750 | 0.1190 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | n/a | 0.1190 |