Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n2d-standard-2 | n1-standard-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 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. n – General purpose 1 – Generation standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs 8 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs, 7.5 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 8 GiB | 7.5 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan | Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge |
| Coremark Score | 41092 | 26293 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | yes | yes |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8678 | 0.8 |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.733 | 0.6 |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Extended Memory | yes | yes |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | 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 (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 | yes | no |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.14x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n2d-standard-2 | n1-standard-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0845 | 0.1045 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0952 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0952 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0978 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0980 | 0.1141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0980 | 0.1150 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0997 | 0.1172 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0997 | 0.1219 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.1015 | 0.1219 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.1015 | 0.1219 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.1015 | 0.1224 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0845 | 0.1045 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.1019 | 0.1224 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.1022 | 0.1244 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.1027 | 0.1277 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.1042 | 0.1329 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.1084 | 0.1348 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.1085 | 0.1348 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.1085 | 0.1508 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.1089 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.1089 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.1089 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0929 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.1090 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.1107 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.1136 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.1182 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.1199 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.1208 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | 0.1341 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | 0.1352 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0929 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0929 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0930 | 0.1046 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0930 | 0.1070 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0930 | 0.1070 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0930 | 0.1100 |
| APAC | India (asia-south1) | 0.0558 | n/a |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0845 | 0.0950 |
| North America | Oregon (us-west1) | n/a | 0.0950 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0845 | 0.0950 |