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Instance Typet2a-standard-8n4-highmem-8
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
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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAmpere AltraIntel Emerald Rapids
Coremark Score188206177336
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.4
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnono
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.67x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-8
n4-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.4761
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.5242
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.5242
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.5242
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.5242
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.5242
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.5362
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.5427
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.5513
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.5523
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.5523
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.4761
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.5618
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.5618
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.5618
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.5723
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.5723
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.5761
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.5784
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.5873
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.5951
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.6114
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.4951
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.6114
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.6114
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a0.6189
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a0.6237
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)n/a0.6402
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)n/a0.6660
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)n/a0.6808
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)n/a0.7560
HiddenHidden (hidden-38)n/a0.7617
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.4951
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.4999
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.4999
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.4999
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.5189
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.5237
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.4761
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)0.3236n/a
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)0.3798n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.4761
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.4761
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