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Instance Typet2a-standard-8c3d-standard-8
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
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAMD EPYC Genoa
Coremark Score188206192584
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 Virtualizationnono
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
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.21x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-8
c3d-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.3632
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.4205
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.4286
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.4481
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.4540
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.5811
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.3777
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.3814
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.3959
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.3995
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.3999
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.3999
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.4091
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.4091
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.3632
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.3236n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.3798n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.3632
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.3632
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