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Instance Typet2a-standard-8c4-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
4 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 30 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB30 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Emerald Rapids and Granite 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 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD18000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.39x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-8
c4-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.3953
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.4353
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.4353
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.4353
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.4353
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.4353
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.4453
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.4507
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.4578
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.4586
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.4586
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.3953
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.4665
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.4665
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.4665
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.4752
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.4752
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.4783
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.4803
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.4877
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.4942
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.5077
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.4112
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.5077
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.5077
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a0.5100
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a0.5139
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)n/a0.5179
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)n/a0.5316
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)n/a0.5530
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)n/a0.5653
HiddenHidden (hidden-38)n/a0.6278
HiddenHidden (hidden-39)n/a0.6325
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.4112
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.4151
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.4151
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.4151
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.4309
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.4349
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.3953
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.3236n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.3798n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.3953
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.3953
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