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Instance Typen2-standard-4n2-highmem-4
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
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
4 – 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
4 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description4 vCPUs 16 GB RAM4 vCPUs 32 GB RAM
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Cascade Lake and Ice LakeIntel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake
Coremark Score6688466798
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesyes
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.86780.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.7330.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.60.6
Extended Memoryyesyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesyesyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksyesyes
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.35x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n2-standard-4
n2-highmem-4
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.19420.2620
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.21880.2951
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.22490.3034
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.22530.3040
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.22530.3040
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.22920.3092
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.22920.3092
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.23330.3147
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.23330.3147
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.23330.3147
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.23330.3147
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.21370.2882
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.23430.3160
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.23500.3171
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.23600.3184
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.23960.3232
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.24920.3359
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.24940.3365
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.24940.3365
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.25020.3376
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.25020.3376
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.25030.3376
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.21370.2882
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.25060.3380
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.25450.3433
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)0.26120.3523
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)0.27180.3666
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)0.27560.3718
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)0.27780.3747
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)0.30830.4159
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)0.31080.4192
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.21370.2882
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.21380.2885
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.21380.2885
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.21380.2885
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.21380.2885
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.21870.2951
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.19420.2620
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)0.19420.2620
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.19420.2620
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