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Instance Typen2d-standard-8n4-standard-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
2 – Generation
standard – 4x 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
4 – Generation
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC Rome and EPYC MilanIntel Emerald Rapids
Coremark Score163858177655
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyesyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesyesyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesno
Max Local SSD9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.05x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n2d-standard-8
n4-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.33800.3628
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.38060.3995
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.38060.3995
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.39130.3995
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.39200.3995
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.39200.3995
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.39880.4086
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.39880.4136
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.40590.4201
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.40590.4208
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.40590.4208
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.33800.3628
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.40760.4281
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.40890.4281
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.41060.4281
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.41690.4361
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.43360.4361
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.43400.4390
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.43400.4408
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.43540.4476
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.43540.4535
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.43540.4659
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.37180.3773
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.43600.4659
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.44270.4659
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)0.45450.4716
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)0.47290.4753
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)0.47960.4879
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)0.48330.5075
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)0.53650.5188
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)0.54070.5761
HiddenHidden (hidden-38)n/a0.5805
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.37180.3773
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.37180.3809
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.37210.3809
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.37210.3809
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.37210.3955
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.37210.3991
APACIndia (asia-south1)0.2231n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.33800.3628
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.33800.3628
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.3628
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