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Instance Typet2a-standard-48c4a-standard-48
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
48 – 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
48 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description48 vCPUs, 192 GB RAM48 vCPUs, 192 GB RAM
vCPUs4848
Memory192 GiB192 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraGoogle Axion
Coremark Score1118158
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-48
c4a-standard-48
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a2.1552
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a2.3731
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a2.3731
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a2.4274
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a2.4568
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a2.4955
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a2.5432
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a2.5432
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a2.5432
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a2.5908
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a2.6077
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a2.1552
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a2.6186
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a2.6589
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a2.6943
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a2.7677
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a2.8013
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a2.8234
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a2.8981
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a3.0819
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a3.4222
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a3.4493
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a2.2413
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a2.2629
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a2.2629
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a2.3492
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a2.3731
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a2.3731
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a2.3731
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)1.84802.1552
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)1.9413n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)2.2790n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a2.1552
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a2.1552
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