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Instance Typen2-highcpu-8n4a-highmem-8
DetailsHigh-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
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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs 8 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory8 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Cascade Lake and Ice LakeGoogle Axion
Coremark Score138600
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyesyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesyesyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12816
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesno
Max Local SSD9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksyesno
Hyperdisk Extremeyesno
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

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n2-highcpu-8
n4a-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.28680.4043
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.3230n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.3321n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.3327n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.3327n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.3384n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.3384n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.3445n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.3445n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.3445n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.3445n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.31550.4245
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.3459n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.3470n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.3484n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.3538n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.3683n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.3683n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.3683n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.3695n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.3695n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.3695n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.31550.4450
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.3700n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.3757n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)0.3856n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)0.4013n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)0.4069n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)0.4101n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)0.4552n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)0.4589n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.31550.4608
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.31570.4770
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.31570.4986
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.3157n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.3158n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.3230n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.28680.4043
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)0.2868n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.28680.4043
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.4043
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