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Instance Typet2a-standard-8n1-standard-8
DetailsTau T-instances where each vCPU is equivalent to an entire core that gives cost-effective performance. Scale-out workloads, Web servers, Containerized microservices.

t – General purpose with entire core
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.

n – General purpose
1 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 30 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB30 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge
Coremark Score188206104161
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)noyes
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.80.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.60.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.40.4
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputnono
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.37x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-8
n1-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.4180
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.4564
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.4564
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.4564
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.4564
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.4598
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.4688
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.4875
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.4875
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.4875
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.4896
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.4180
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.4896
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.4978
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.5110
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.5317
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.5392
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.5392
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.6032
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.4183
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.4183
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.4183
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.4184
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.4280
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.4280
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.4400
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.3800
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.3236n/a
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a0.3800
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.3798n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.3800
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