Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | e2-highcpu-2 | n1-standard-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Details | Cost optimized with burstable capabilities. Low-traffic web servers, Small databases, Development and test environments. e – Economic general purpose with burstable capabilities 2 – Generation highcpu – 1-2x 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. n – General purpose 1 – Generation standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | Cost optimized | General-purpose |
| Description | Efficient Instance, 2 vCPUs, 2 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs, 7.5 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 2 GiB | 7.5 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan | Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge |
| Coremark Score | 26092 | 26293 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | yes |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8 | |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.4 | |
| Extended Memory | yes | |
| Sole Tenancy | no | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | no | yes |
| Custom Shapes | yes | yes |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 128 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | SCSI | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) |
| Local SSD | no | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 9000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | no | no |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.93x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | e2-highcpu-2 | n1-standard-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0495 | 0.1045 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0545 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0557 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0557 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0573 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0574 | 0.1150 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0574 | 0.1172 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0584 | 0.1219 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.0584 | 0.1219 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.0594 | 0.1219 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.0594 | 0.1224 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0519 | 0.1045 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.0594 | 0.1224 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.0594 | 0.1244 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.0597 | 0.1277 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.0599 | 0.1329 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.0601 | 0.1348 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.0610 | 0.1348 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.0635 | 0.1508 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.0635 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.0635 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.0637 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0539 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.0637 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.0637 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.0638 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.0648 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.0665 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.0692 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | 0.0702 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | 0.0707 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-38) | 0.0785 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-39) | 0.0792 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0544 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0544 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0544 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0545 | 0.1070 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0545 | 0.1070 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0545 | 0.1100 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0495 | 0.0950 |
| North America | Ohio (us-east5) | 0.0495 | n/a |
| North America | Oregon (us-west1) | n/a | 0.0950 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0495 | 0.0950 |