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Instance Typet2a-standard-32n4a-highmem-32
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
32 – 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
32 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description32 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM32 vCPUs, 256 GB RAM
vCPUs3232
Memory128 GiB256 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraGoogle Axion
Coremark Score748166
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 Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12832
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnono
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.30x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
t2a-standard-32
n4a-highmem-32
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a1.6979
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a1.7798
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a1.8432
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.9078
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.9942
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)1.23201.6173
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)1.2942n/a
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a1.6173
APACSingapore (asia-southeast1)1.5194n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a1.6173
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