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Instance Typen4a-standard-8n2d-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
4 – 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
2 – 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 Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan
Coremark Score163858
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 Diff1.00x1.22x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-standard-8
n2d-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.30800.3380
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.3806
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.3806
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.3913
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.3920
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.3920
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.3988
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.3988
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.4059
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.4059
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.4059
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.32340.3380
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.4076
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.4089
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.4106
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.4169
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.4336
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.4340
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.4340
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.4354
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.4354
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.4354
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.33900.3718
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.4360
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.4427
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a0.4545
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a0.4729
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)n/a0.4796
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)n/a0.4833
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)n/a0.5365
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)n/a0.5407
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.35100.3718
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.36340.3718
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.37980.3721
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.3721
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.3721
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.3721
APACIndia (asia-south1)n/a0.2231
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.3380
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.30800.3380
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.3080n/a
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