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Instance Typet2a-standard-8c3-standard-8-lssd
DetailsTau T-instances where each vCPU is equivalent to an entire core that gives cost-effective performance. Scale-out workloads, Web servers, Containerized microservices.

t – General purpose with entire core
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.

c – Compute optimized
3 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM, 2 local SSDs
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Sapphire Rapids
Coremark Score188206
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.4
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.40x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-8
c3-standard-8-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.4032
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.4758
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.4974
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.5040
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.5178
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.5178
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.6403
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.6451
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.4193
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.4234
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.4435
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.4440
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.4440
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.4541
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.4597
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.4758
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.3080n/a
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.3236n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.4032
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.3798n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.4032
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.4032
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