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Instance Typec3-standard-8n2-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
3 – 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
2 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs 32 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Sapphire RapidsIntel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake
Coremark Score160341138567
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)noyes
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnoyes
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.01x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c3-standard-8
n2-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.40320.3885
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.45410.4375
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.45970.4498
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.46770.4506
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.47580.4506
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.47580.4584
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.48470.4584
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.48470.4666
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.49740.4666
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.50400.4666
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.51780.4666
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.40320.4273
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.52420.4685
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.64030.4701
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.64510.4720
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.4792
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.4984
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.4989
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.4989
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.5005
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.5005
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.5005
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.41930.4273
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.5011
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.5089
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a0.5224
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a0.5435
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)n/a0.5512
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)n/a0.5555
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)n/a0.6166
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)n/a0.6216
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.41940.4273
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.42340.4277
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.44350.4277
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.44400.4277
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.44400.4277
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.44400.4375
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.40320.3885
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.3885
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.40320.3885
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.4032n/a
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