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Instance Typen4d-highmem-8n2-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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x 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
2 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs 64 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC TurinIntel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake
Coremark Score138406
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)noyes
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyesyes
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesyesyes
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 Disksnoyes
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.35x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4d-highmem-8
n2-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.44470.5241
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.54840.5902
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.6068
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.6079
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.6079
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.6184
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.6184
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.6294
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.6294
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.6295
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.6295
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.44470.5765
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.6320
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.6341
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.6367
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.6465
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.6718
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.6730
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.6730
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.6752
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.6752
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.6752
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.44470.5765
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.6760
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.6865
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a0.7046
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a0.7332
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)n/a0.7436
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)n/a0.7494
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)n/a0.8318
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)n/a0.8385
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.46720.5765
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.48940.5769
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.50100.5769
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.50680.5769
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.52500.5769
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.53470.5902
APACIndia (asia-south1)0.3383n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.44470.5241
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.5241
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.44470.5241
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