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Instance Typen4a-highcpu-8n2d-highcpu-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
highcpu – 1-2x 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
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM8 vCPUs 8 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan
Coremark Score163935
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 Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks16128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.07x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highcpu-8
n2d-highcpu-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.25980.2495
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.2810
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.2810
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.2889
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.2894
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.2894
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.2944
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.2944
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.2997
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.2997
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.2997
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.27280.2495
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.3009
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.3019
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.3031
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.3078
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.3204
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.3204
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.3204
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.3215
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.3215
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.3215
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.28610.2745
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.3219
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.3268
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a0.3355
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a0.3491
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)n/a0.3540
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)n/a0.3568
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)n/a0.3961
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)n/a0.3992
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.29620.2745
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.30660.2745
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.32050.2747
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.2747
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.2747
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.2747
APACIndia (asia-south1)n/a0.1647
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.25980.2495
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.25980.2495
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.2598n/a
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