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Instance Typen2d-standard-2c4a-standard-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
2 – Generation
standard – 4x 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
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
2 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description2 vCPUs 8 GB RAM2 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC Rome and EPYC MilanGoogle Axion
Coremark Score41092
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
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 Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.04x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n2d-standard-2
c4a-standard-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.08450.0898
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.09520.0989
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.09520.0989
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.09780.1011
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.09800.1024
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.09800.1040
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.09970.1060
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.09970.1060
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.10150.1060
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.10150.1079
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.10150.1087
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.08450.0898
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.10190.1091
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.10220.1108
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.10270.1123
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.10420.1153
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.10840.1167
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.10850.1176
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.10850.1208
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.10890.1284
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.10890.1426
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.10890.1437
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.09290.0934
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.1090n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.1107n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)0.1136n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)0.1182n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)0.1199n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)0.1208n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)0.1341n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)0.1352n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.09290.0943
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.09290.0943
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.09300.0979
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.09300.0989
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.09300.0989
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.09300.0989
APACIndia (asia-south1)0.0558n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.08450.0898
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.08450.0898
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.0898
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