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Instance Typet2a-standard-16c4a-standard-16-lssd
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
16 – 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
16 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description16 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM16 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM, 4 local SSD
vCPUs1616
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraGoogle Axion
Coremark Score375477
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 Disks12832
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.26x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-16
c4a-standard-16-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.7184
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.7910
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.8091
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.8189
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.8318
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.8477
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.8477
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.8477
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.8636
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.8692
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.8729
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.7184
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.8863
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.8981
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.9226
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.9338
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.9411
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.9660
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a1.0273
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a1.1407
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a1.1498
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.7471
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.7543
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.7543
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.7831
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.7910
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.7910
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.7910
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.61600.7184
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.6471n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.7597n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.7184
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.7184
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