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Instance Typet2a-standard-2c4n-standard-2
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
2 – 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
2 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeNetwork optimized
Description2 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM2 vCPUs, 7 GB RAM
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB7 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Emerald Rapids
Coremark Score47054
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 Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.90x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-2
c4n-standard-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.1767
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.0770n/a
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.0809n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.1550
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a0.1550
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.0950n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.1550
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