Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n1-highcpu-2 | n2d-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Details | 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 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 2 – Generation highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs, 1.8 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs 16 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 1.8 GiB | 16 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge | AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan |
| Coremark Score | 26348 | 41073 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | yes | yes |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8 | 0.8678 |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | 0.733 |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Extended Memory | yes | yes |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | yes | no |
| 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 (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) |
| Local SSD | yes | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 9000 GB | 9000 GB |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | no | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.59x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n1-highcpu-2 | n2d-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0779 | 0.1140 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0851 | 0.1284 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0851 | 0.1284 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0851 | 0.1320 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0851 | 0.1322 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0857 | 0.1322 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0874 | 0.1345 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0910 | 0.1345 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.0910 | 0.1369 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.0910 | 0.1369 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.0913 | 0.1369 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0779 | 0.1140 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.0913 | 0.1375 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.0928 | 0.1379 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.0953 | 0.1385 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.0991 | 0.1406 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.1005 | 0.1461 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.1005 | 0.1464 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.1125 | 0.1464 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | n/a | 0.1468 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | n/a | 0.1468 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | n/a | 0.1468 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0780 | 0.1254 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | n/a | 0.1470 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | n/a | 0.1493 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | n/a | 0.1533 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | n/a | 0.1595 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | n/a | 0.1617 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | n/a | 0.1630 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | n/a | 0.1809 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | n/a | 0.1824 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0780 | 0.1254 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0780 | 0.1254 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0780 | 0.1255 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0798 | 0.1255 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0798 | 0.1255 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0820 | 0.1255 |
| APAC | India (asia-south1) | n/a | 0.0752 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0708 | 0.1140 |
| North America | Oregon (us-west1) | 0.0708 | n/a |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0708 | 0.1140 |