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Instance Typen2d-standard-4c4a-standard-4
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
4 – 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
4 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description4 vCPUs 16 GB RAM4 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC Rome and EPYC MilanGoogle Axion
Coremark Score80098
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-4
c4a-standard-4
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.16900.1796
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.19030.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.19030.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.19570.2023
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.19600.2047
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.19600.2080
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.19940.2119
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.19940.2119
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.20300.2119
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.20300.2159
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.20300.2173
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.16900.1796
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.20380.2182
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.20450.2216
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.20530.2245
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.20850.2306
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.21680.2334
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.21700.2353
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.21700.2415
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.21770.2568
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.21770.2852
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.21770.2874
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.18590.1868
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.2180n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.2214n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)0.2272n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)0.2364n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)0.2398n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)0.2416n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)0.2682n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)0.2704n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.18590.1886
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.18590.1886
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.18600.1958
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.18600.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.18600.1978
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.18610.1978
APACIndia (asia-south1)0.1115n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.16900.1796
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.16900.1796
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.1796
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