Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | c4a-highcpu-2 | n1-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Details | 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 | 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 1 – Generation highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs, 13 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 4 GiB | 13 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Google Axion | Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge |
| Coremark Score | 26293 | |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | yes |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8 | |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.4 | |
| Extended Memory | yes | |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | no | yes |
| Custom Shapes | no | yes |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 16 | 128 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | NVMe | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) |
| Local SSD | yes | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 6000 GB | 9000 GB |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | yes | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | no |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, IDPF | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.66x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | c4a-highcpu-2 | n1-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0758 | 0.1301 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0864 | 0.1421 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0877 | 0.1421 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0894 | 0.1421 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0894 | 0.1421 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0894 | 0.1432 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0911 | 0.1459 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0917 | 0.1517 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.0935 | 0.1517 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.0973 | 0.1517 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.0985 | 0.1524 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0758 | 0.1301 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.1212 | 0.1524 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | n/a | 0.1550 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | n/a | 0.1591 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | n/a | 0.1655 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | n/a | 0.1679 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | n/a | 0.1679 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | n/a | 0.1878 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0788 | 0.1302 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0795 | 0.1302 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0795 | 0.1302 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0826 | 0.1302 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0834 | 0.1332 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0834 | 0.1332 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0853 | 0.1370 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0758 | 0.1183 |
| North America | Oregon (us-west1) | n/a | 0.1183 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0758 | 0.1183 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.0758 | n/a |