Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n4a-highcpu-2 | n2d-highcpu-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 highcpu – 1-2x 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 highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs 2 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 4 GiB | 2 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Google Axion | AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan |
| Coremark Score | 41112 | |
| 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 | no | no |
| Custom Shapes | yes | yes |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 16 | 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 | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.07x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n4a-highcpu-2 | n2d-highcpu-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.0650 | 0.0624 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | n/a | 0.0703 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | n/a | 0.0703 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | n/a | 0.0722 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | n/a | 0.0724 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | n/a | 0.0724 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | n/a | 0.0736 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | n/a | 0.0736 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | n/a | 0.0749 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | n/a | 0.0749 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | n/a | 0.0749 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.0682 | 0.0624 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | n/a | 0.0752 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | n/a | 0.0755 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | n/a | 0.0758 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | n/a | 0.0770 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | n/a | 0.0801 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | n/a | 0.0801 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | n/a | 0.0801 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | n/a | 0.0804 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | n/a | 0.0804 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | n/a | 0.0804 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.0715 | 0.0686 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | n/a | 0.0805 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | n/a | 0.0817 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | n/a | 0.0839 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | n/a | 0.0873 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | n/a | 0.0885 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | n/a | 0.0892 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | n/a | 0.0990 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | n/a | 0.0998 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.0740 | 0.0686 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.0766 | 0.0686 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.0801 | 0.0687 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | n/a | 0.0687 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | n/a | 0.0687 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | n/a | 0.0687 |
| APAC | India (asia-south1) | n/a | 0.0412 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.0650 | 0.0624 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.0650 | 0.0624 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.0650 | n/a |