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Instance Typen4a-highcpu-8c2d-highcpu-8
DetailsHigh-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
highcpu – 1-2x 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.

c – Compute optimized
2 – Generation
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeCompute optimized
Description8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Milan
Coremark Score177774
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks16128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD3000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputyesno
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.28x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highcpu-8
c2d-highcpu-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.25980.2998
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.3472
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.3478
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.3538
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.3601
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.3604
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.3604
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.3630
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.3699
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.3851
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.3851
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.27280.3298
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.3851
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.3863
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.3863
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.3868
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.4194
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.4256
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.4256
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.4761
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.4798
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.28610.3302
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.29620.3302
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.30660.3302
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.32050.3302
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.3302
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.3377
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.3377
APACIndia (asia-south1)n/a0.1979
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.25980.2998
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.25980.2998
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.2598n/a
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