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Instance Typen2-standard-8c4n-standard-8
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
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
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeNetwork optimized
Description8 vCPUs 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 30 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB30 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Cascade Lake and Ice LakeIntel Emerald Rapids
Coremark Score138567
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 Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksyesno
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.39x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
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Geography
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n2-standard-8
c4n-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.38850.7211
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.4375n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.4498n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.4506n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.4506n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.4584n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.4584n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.4666n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.4666n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.4666n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.4666n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.4273n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.4685n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.4701n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.4720n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.4792n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.4984n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.4989n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.4989n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.5005n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.5005n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.5005n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.4273n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.5011n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.5089n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)0.5224n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)0.5435n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)0.5512n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)0.5555n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)0.6166n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)0.6216n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.4273n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.4277n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.4277n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.4277n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.4277n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.4375n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.3885n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)0.38850.6326
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a0.6326
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.38850.6326
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