Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n2-highcpu-2 | n4-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 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 standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs 2 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 2 GiB | 8 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake | Intel Emerald Rapids |
| Coremark Score | 34740 | 44377 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | yes | no |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8678 | |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.733 | |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | |
| Extended Memory | yes | yes |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | yes | 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) | NVMe |
| Local SSD | yes | no |
| Max Local SSD | 9000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | yes | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | yes | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.23x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n2-highcpu-2 | n4-standard-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0717 | 0.0907 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0808 | 0.0999 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0830 | 0.0999 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0832 | 0.0999 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0832 | 0.0999 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.0846 | 0.1022 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.0846 | 0.1034 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.0861 | 0.1050 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.0861 | 0.1052 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.0861 | 0.1052 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.0861 | 0.1070 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0789 | 0.0907 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.0865 | 0.1070 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.0868 | 0.1070 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.0871 | 0.1090 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.0885 | 0.1090 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.0921 | 0.1097 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.0921 | 0.1102 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.0921 | 0.1119 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.0924 | 0.1134 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.0924 | 0.1165 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.0924 | 0.1165 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0789 | 0.0943 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.0925 | 0.1165 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.0939 | 0.1179 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.0964 | 0.1188 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.1003 | 0.1220 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.1017 | 0.1269 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.1025 | 0.1297 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | 0.1138 | 0.1440 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | 0.1147 | 0.1451 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0789 | 0.0943 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0789 | 0.0952 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0789 | 0.0952 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0789 | 0.0952 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0789 | 0.0989 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0807 | 0.0998 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0717 | 0.0907 |
| North America | Ohio (us-east5) | 0.0717 | n/a |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0717 | 0.0907 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | n/a | 0.0907 |