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Instance Typet2a-standard-8c4d-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, 31 GB RAM, 1 local SSD
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB31 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAMD EPYC Turin
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 Disks12816
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnono
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-8
c4d-standard-8-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.3885
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.4751
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.4810
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.4074
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.4167
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.4218
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.4284
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.4366
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.4366
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.4448
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.4565
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.3080n/a
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.3236n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.3700
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.3798n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.3700
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.3700
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