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Instance Typet2a-standard-16n2-standard-16
DetailsTau T-instances where each vCPU is equivalent to an entire core that gives cost-effective performance. Scale-out workloads, Web servers, Containerized microservices.

t – General purpose with entire core
2 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – 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
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description16 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM16 vCPUs 64 GB RAM
vCPUs1616
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake
Coremark Score375477277010
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)noyes
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.80.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.60.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.40.6
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnoyes
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 Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.40x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-16
n2-standard-16
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.7769
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.8750
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.8996
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.9013
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.9013
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.9168
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.9168
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.9332
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.9332
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.9332
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.9332
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.8546
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.9370
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.9401
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.9440
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.9584
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.9967
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.9977
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.9977
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a1.0010
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a1.0010
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a1.0010
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.8547
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a1.0023
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a1.0178
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a1.0447
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a1.0871
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)n/a1.1024
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)n/a1.1110
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)n/a1.2333
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)n/a1.2431
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.8547
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.8553
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.8553
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.8553
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.8554
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.8750
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.61600.7769
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.6471n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.7769
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.7597n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.7769
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