Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | c2d-standard-4 | n2-standard-4 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – 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 2 – Generation standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | Compute optimized | General-purpose |
| Description | 4 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM | 4 vCPUs 16 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Memory | 16 GiB | 16 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC Milan | Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake |
| Coremark Score | 86943 | 66884 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | yes |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8678 | |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.733 | |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | |
| 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) | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) |
| Local SSD | yes | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 3000 GB | 9000 GB |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | no | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.10x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | c2d-standard-4 | n2-standard-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.1816 | 0.1942 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.2181 | 0.2188 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.2183 | 0.2249 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.2183 | 0.2253 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.2240 | 0.2253 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.2332 | 0.2292 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.2332 | 0.2292 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.2332 | 0.2333 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.2340 | 0.2333 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.2340 | 0.2333 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.2540 | 0.2333 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.1998 | 0.2137 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.2578 | 0.2343 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.2883 | 0.2350 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | n/a | 0.2360 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | n/a | 0.2396 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | n/a | 0.2492 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | n/a | 0.2494 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | n/a | 0.2494 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | n/a | 0.2502 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | n/a | 0.2502 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | n/a | 0.2503 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.1999 | 0.2137 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | n/a | 0.2506 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | n/a | 0.2545 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | n/a | 0.2612 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | n/a | 0.2718 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | n/a | 0.2756 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | n/a | 0.2778 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | n/a | 0.3083 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | n/a | 0.3108 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.1999 | 0.2137 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.1999 | 0.2138 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.2045 | 0.2138 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.2045 | 0.2138 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.2103 | 0.2138 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.2143 | 0.2187 |
| APAC | India (asia-south1) | 0.1199 | n/a |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.1816 | 0.1942 |
| North America | Ohio (us-east5) | n/a | 0.1942 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.1816 | 0.1942 |