Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n1-highcpu-2 | n4a-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 4 – 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 | arm64 |
| Processor | Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge | Google Axion |
| Coremark Score | 26348 | |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | yes | no |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8 | |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.4 | |
| Extended Memory | yes | yes |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | yes | no |
| Custom Shapes | yes | yes |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 16 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) | NVMe |
| Local SSD | yes | no |
| Max Local SSD | 9000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | no | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.27x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n1-highcpu-2 | n4a-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0779 | 0.1011 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0851 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0851 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0851 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0851 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0857 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0874 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0910 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.0910 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.0910 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.0913 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0779 | 0.1061 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.0913 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.0928 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.0953 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.0991 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.1005 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.1005 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.1125 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0780 | 0.1112 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0780 | 0.1152 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0780 | 0.1192 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0780 | 0.1246 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0798 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0798 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0820 | n/a |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0708 | 0.1011 |
| North America | Oregon (us-west1) | 0.0708 | n/a |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0708 | 0.1011 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | n/a | 0.1011 |