Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n4-standard-2 | n2-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 4 – 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 2 – Generation highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs 16 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 8 GiB | 16 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Emerald Rapids | Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake |
| Coremark Score | 44377 | 34695 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | yes |
| 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 | NVMe | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) |
| Local SSD | no | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 9000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.48x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n4-standard-2 | n2-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0907 | 0.1310 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.0999 | 0.1475 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.0999 | 0.1517 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.0999 | 0.1520 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.0999 | 0.1520 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.1022 | 0.1546 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.1034 | 0.1546 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.1050 | 0.1573 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.1052 | 0.1573 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.1052 | 0.1574 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.1070 | 0.1574 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0907 | 0.1441 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.1070 | 0.1580 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.1070 | 0.1585 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.1090 | 0.1592 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.1090 | 0.1616 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.1097 | 0.1679 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.1102 | 0.1682 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.1119 | 0.1682 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.1134 | 0.1688 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.1165 | 0.1688 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.1165 | 0.1688 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0943 | 0.1441 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.1165 | 0.1690 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.1179 | 0.1716 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.1188 | 0.1762 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.1220 | 0.1833 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.1269 | 0.1859 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.1297 | 0.1874 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | 0.1440 | 0.2080 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | 0.1451 | 0.2096 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0943 | 0.1441 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0952 | 0.1442 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0952 | 0.1442 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.0952 | 0.1442 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.0989 | 0.1442 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.0998 | 0.1475 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0907 | 0.1310 |
| North America | Ohio (us-east5) | n/a | 0.1310 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0907 | 0.1310 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.0907 | n/a |