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Instance Typet2a-standard-32c4a-standard-32
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
32 – 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
32 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description32 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM32 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM
vCPUs3232
Memory128 GiB128 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraGoogle Axion
Coremark Score748166
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 Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-32
c4a-standard-32
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a1.4368
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.5821
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.5821
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.6183
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.6379
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.6637
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.6955
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.6955
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a1.6955
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a1.7272
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a1.7385
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a1.4368
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a1.7457
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a1.7726
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a1.7962
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a1.8451
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a1.8675
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a1.8822
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a1.9321
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a2.0546
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a2.2815
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a2.2995
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a1.4942
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.5086
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.5086
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.5661
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.5821
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.5821
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.5821
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)1.23201.4368
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)1.2942n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)1.5194n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a1.4368
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a1.4368
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