Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | c4a-highcpu-4 | n2-highcpu-4 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4 – 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 highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM | 4 vCPUs 4 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Memory | 8 GiB | 4 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Google Axion | Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake |
| Coremark Score | 66908 | |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | yes |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8678 | |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.733 | |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | |
| 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 | yes |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | yes | yes |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, IDPF | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.01x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | c4a-highcpu-4 | n2-highcpu-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.1515 | 0.1434 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.1727 | 0.1615 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.1754 | 0.1660 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.1788 | 0.1663 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.1788 | 0.1663 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.1788 | 0.1692 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.1821 | 0.1692 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.1833 | 0.1722 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.1869 | 0.1722 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.1946 | 0.1722 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.1970 | 0.1722 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.1515 | 0.1577 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.2425 | 0.1729 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | n/a | 0.1735 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | n/a | 0.1742 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | n/a | 0.1769 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | n/a | 0.1841 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | n/a | 0.1841 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | n/a | 0.1841 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | n/a | 0.1848 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | n/a | 0.1848 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | n/a | 0.1848 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.1576 | 0.1577 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | n/a | 0.1850 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | n/a | 0.1878 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | n/a | 0.1928 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | n/a | 0.2006 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | n/a | 0.2035 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | n/a | 0.2051 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | n/a | 0.2276 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | n/a | 0.2294 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.1591 | 0.1577 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.1591 | 0.1579 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.1652 | 0.1579 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.1668 | 0.1579 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.1668 | 0.1579 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.1707 | 0.1615 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.1515 | 0.1434 |
| North America | Ohio (us-east5) | n/a | 0.1434 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.1515 | 0.1434 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.1515 | n/a |