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Instance Typen1-highcpu-2c4a-highcpu-2
DetailsHigh-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
1 – Generation
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
2 – 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
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
2 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description2 vCPUs, 1.8 GB RAM2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM
vCPUs22
Memory1.8 GiB4 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy BridgeGoogle Axion
Coremark Score26348
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.4
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12816
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.04x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n1-highcpu-2
c4a-highcpu-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.07790.0758
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.08510.0834
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.08510.0834
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.08510.0853
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.08510.0864
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.08570.0877
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.08740.0894
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.09100.0894
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.09100.0894
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.09100.0911
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.09130.0917
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.07790.0758
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.09130.0920
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.09280.0935
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.09530.0947
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.09910.0973
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.10050.0985
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.10050.0992
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.11250.1019
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.1083
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.1203
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.1212
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.07800.0788
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.07800.0795
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.07800.0795
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.07800.0826
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.07980.0834
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.07980.0834
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.08200.0834
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.07080.0758
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)0.0708n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.07080.0758
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.0758
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