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Instance Typet2a-standard-8c4a-standard-8-lssd
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
8 – 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
8 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM, 2 local SSD
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraGoogle Axion
Coremark Score188206
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 Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.26x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-8
c4a-standard-8-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.3592
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.3955
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.4046
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.4095
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.4159
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.4239
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.4239
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.4239
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.4318
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.4346
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.4364
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.3592
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.4431
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.4491
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.4613
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.4669
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.4706
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.4830
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.5136
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.5704
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.5749
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.3736
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.3772
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.3772
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.3915
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.3955
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.3955
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.3955
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.3592
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.3236n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.3798n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.3592
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.3592
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