Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n4-highcpu-2 | c4a-standard-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. n – General purpose 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. c – Compute optimized 4 – Generation standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 4 GiB | 8 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Intel Emerald Rapids | Google Axion |
| Coremark Score | 44397 | |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | no |
| Extended Memory | yes | |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | yes | no |
| Custom Shapes | yes | no |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 16 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Local SSD | no | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 6000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC | gVNIC, IDPF |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.13x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n4-highcpu-2 | c4a-standard-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0765 | 0.0898 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0843 | 0.1040 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0843 | 0.1060 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0843 | 0.1060 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0843 | 0.1060 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0862 | 0.1079 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0873 | 0.1087 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0886 | 0.1108 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.0888 | 0.1153 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.0888 | 0.1167 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.0903 | 0.1437 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0765 | 0.0898 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.0903 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.0903 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.0920 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.0920 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.0926 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.0930 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.0944 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.0957 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.0983 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.0983 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0796 | 0.0934 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.0983 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.0995 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.1003 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.1029 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.1071 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.1095 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | 0.1215 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | 0.1225 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0796 | 0.0943 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0804 | 0.0943 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0804 | 0.0989 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0804 | 0.0989 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0834 | 0.1011 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0842 | 0.1024 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0765 | 0.0898 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0765 | 0.0898 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.0765 | 0.0898 |