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Compare GCP Instances

Instance Typet2a-standard-2c4a-standard-2
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
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 Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraGoogle Axion
Coremark Score47054
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 Disks12816
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 Diff1.00x1.23x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
t2a-standard-2
c4a-standard-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.0898
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.1024
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.1040
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.1060
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.1060
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.1060
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.1079
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.1087
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.1108
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.1153
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.1167
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.0898
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.1284
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.1437
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.0934
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.0943
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.0943
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.0979
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.0989
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.0989
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.1011
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.07700.0898
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.0809n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.0950n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.0898
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.0898
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