GCP Instances Price / Performance Comparison

Currently the most cost efficient instance in GCP is t2d-standard-4 with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory. Below you can see the comparison chart of all instance types in the Iowa / us-central1 region. The benchmark results were collected from official GCP documentation and are available here. The tests were done using CoreMark utility. Please pay attention to the fact that there could be different results in different regions due to differences in regional pricing. The latest update occurred on December 18, 2024 at 12:02 AM UTC

x86_64

arm64

Burstable

Instance Type	vCPUs	Memory (GiB)	CPU Architecture	CPU	CoreMark Score	Price/Performance
t2d-standard-2	2	8	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	59889	1.41
t2d-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	119587	1.41
t2d-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	475405	1.42
t2d-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	238534	1.42
t2d-standard-32	32	128	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	945524	1.43
t2d-standard-1	1	4	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	29363	1.44
t2d-standard-48	48	192	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	1395082	1.45
n2d-highcpu-2	2	2	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	41112	1.52
n2d-highcpu-32	32	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	654523	1.52
n2d-highcpu-8	8	8	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	163935	1.52
t2d-standard-60	60	240	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	1667024	1.52
n2d-highcpu-16	16	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	327122	1.53
n2d-highcpu-48	48	48	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	973067	1.54
c3d-highcpu-16	16	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	384658	1.56
c3d-highcpu-8	8	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	192661	1.56
c3d-highcpu-90	90	177	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	2149508	1.56
n2d-highcpu-4	4	4	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	80173	1.56
c3d-highcpu-4	4	8	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	94611	1.58
c3d-highcpu-30	30	59	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	682826	1.64
c3d-highcpu-60	60	118	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	1363944	1.64
t2a-standard-1	1	4	arm64	Ampere Altra	23509	1.64
t2a-standard-16	16	64	arm64	Ampere Altra	375477	1.64
t2a-standard-2	2	8	arm64	Ampere Altra	47054	1.64
t2a-standard-4	4	16	arm64	Ampere Altra	94096	1.64
t2a-standard-8	8	32	arm64	Ampere Altra	188206	1.64
t2a-standard-32	32	128	arm64	Ampere Altra	748166	1.65
t2a-standard-48	48	192	arm64	Ampere Altra	1118158	1.65
n2d-highcpu-96	96	96	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1801312	1.66
c2d-highcpu-2	2	4	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	44678	1.68
c2d-highcpu-16	16	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	354771	1.69
c2d-highcpu-32	32	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	710036	1.69
c2d-highcpu-56	56	112	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	1244008	1.69
c2d-highcpu-8	8	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	177774	1.69
c3d-highcpu-360	360	708	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	7977725	1.69
n2d-highcpu-80	80	80	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1478174	1.69
n2d-highcpu-64	64	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1174712	1.7
c3d-highcpu-180	180	354	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	3940383	1.71
c2d-highcpu-4	4	8	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	86953	1.72
n4-highcpu-16	16	32	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	354814	1.8
n4-highcpu-2	2	4	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	44397	1.8
n4-highcpu-8	8	16	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	177628	1.8
n4-highcpu-32	32	64	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	707229	1.81
n4-highcpu-48	48	96	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1058224	1.81
c2d-highcpu-112	112	224	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	2299260	1.83
n4-highcpu-4	4	8	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	86649	1.85
c3d-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	384420	1.89
c3d-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	192584	1.89
n4-highcpu-64	64	128	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1351265	1.89
e2-highcpu-2	2	2	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	26092	1.9
e2-highcpu-32	32	32	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	416599	1.9
e2-highcpu-8	8	8	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	104080	1.9
c3d-standard-90	90	360	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	2138141	1.91
e2-highcpu-16	16	16	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	207561	1.91
e2-highcpu-4	4	4	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	51937	1.91
c3d-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	94572	1.92
f1-micro	1	0.6			3949	1.92
n4-highcpu-80	80	160	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1651766	1.94
c3d-standard-30	30	120	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	681460	2
c3d-standard-60	60	240	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	1360072	2
c2d-standard-2	2	8	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	44674	2.03
c2d-standard-56	56	224	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	1244451	2.04
c2d-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	177921	2.04
c3d-standard-360	360	1440	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	8026988	2.04
c2d-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	354249	2.05
c2d-standard-32	32	128	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	709399	2.05
n2-highcpu-2	2	2	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	34740	2.06
n2d-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	327484	2.06
n2d-standard-2	2	8	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	41092	2.06
n2d-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	163858	2.06
n2-highcpu-16	16	16	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	276855	2.07
n2-highcpu-8	8	8	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	138600	2.07
n2d-standard-32	32	128	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	651986	2.07
h3-standard-88	88	352	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	2367121	2.08
n2-highcpu-32	32	32	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	550940	2.08
n2-highcpu-80	80	80	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1377373	2.08
c2d-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	86943	2.09
c3d-standard-180	180	720	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	3905736	2.09
n2-highcpu-48	48	48	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	822890	2.09
n2-highcpu-64	64	64	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1100249	2.09
n2d-standard-48	48	192	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	967312	2.1
c3-highcpu-4	4	8	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	80641	2.11
n2d-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	80098	2.11
c3-highcpu-22	22	44	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	441164	2.12
c3-highcpu-44	44	88	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	880832	2.12
c3-highcpu-8	8	16	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	160329	2.12
n4-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	177655	2.13
n2-highcpu-4	4	4	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	66908	2.14
n4-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	354249	2.14
n4-standard-2	2	8	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	44377	2.14
n4-standard-32	32	128	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	706433	2.15
n4-standard-48	48	192	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1057781	2.15
n4-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	86569	2.19
c2d-standard-112	112	448	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	2299545	2.21
c3-highcpu-176	176	352	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	3388373	2.21
c3-highcpu-88	88	176	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	1696613	2.21
n4-standard-64	64	256	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1351294	2.24
n2d-standard-96	96	384	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1768996	2.29
n2d-standard-64	64	256	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1162499	2.33
n4-standard-80	80	320	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1626413	2.33
n2d-standard-128	128	512	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	2305562	2.35
n1-standard-1	1	3.75	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	20060	2.37
n2d-standard-80	80	320	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1425708	2.37
n2d-standard-224	224	896	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	3835775	2.47
c3-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	80609	2.5
c3-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	160341	2.51
c3-standard-22	22	88	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	440662	2.52
c3-standard-44	44	176	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	878867	2.52
g1-small	1	1.7			10191	2.52
c3d-highmem-16	16	128	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	384623	2.55
c3d-highmem-8	8	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	192283	2.55
e2-standard-2	2	8	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	26255	2.55
c3d-highmem-90	90	720	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	2143972	2.57
e2-standard-32	32	128	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	417535	2.57
e2-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	208075	2.58
e2-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	52043	2.58
e2-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	103957	2.58
c3d-highmem-4	4	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	94477	2.59
c3-standard-88	88	352	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	1691035	2.62
c3-standard-176	176	704	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	3377967	2.63
c3d-highmem-60	60	480	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	1364173	2.69
n1-highcpu-2	2	1.8	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	26348	2.69
c3d-highmem-30	30	240	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	681272	2.7
n1-highcpu-4	4	3.6	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	52108	2.72
n1-highcpu-8	8	7.2	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	104238	2.72
c3d-highmem-360	360	2880	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	8069686	2.73
n1-highcpu-16	16	14.4	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	207968	2.73
n1-highcpu-32	32	28.8	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	414526	2.73
c2d-highmem-2	2	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	44649	2.74
c2d-highmem-8	8	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	177882	2.75
c2d-highmem-16	16	128	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	354656	2.76
c2d-highmem-32	32	256	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	709754	2.76
c2d-highmem-56	56	448	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	1242783	2.76
n1-highcpu-96	96	86.4	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	1232561	2.76
c3d-highmem-180	180	1440	x86_64	AMD EPYC Genoa	3958388	2.78
n1-highcpu-64	64	57.6	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	815329	2.78
n2d-highmem-2	2	16	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	41073	2.78
n2d-highmem-16	16	128	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	327341	2.79
n2d-highmem-32	32	256	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	652572	2.79
n2d-highmem-8	8	64	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	163486	2.79
n2-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	277010	2.8
n2-standard-2	2	8	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	34735	2.8
n2-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	138567	2.8
n4-highmem-2	2	16	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	44371	2.8
n2-standard-32	32	128	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	553662	2.81
n2d-highmem-48	48	384	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	975016	2.81
n4-highmem-16	16	128	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	354343	2.81
n4-highmem-8	8	64	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	177336	2.81
c2d-highmem-4	4	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	86956	2.82
n2-standard-96	96	384	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1651980	2.82
n4-highmem-32	32	256	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	704876	2.82
n2-standard-48	48	192	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	824915	2.83
n2-standard-80	80	320	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1365998	2.84
n2-standard-64	64	256	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1091008	2.85
n2d-highmem-4	4	32	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	80065	2.85
n2-standard-128	128	512	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	2169248	2.87
n4-highmem-4	4	32	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	86305	2.88
n2-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	66884	2.9
n4-highmem-48	48	384	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1027463	2.91
c2d-highmem-112	112	896	x86_64	AMD EPYC Milan	2294226	2.99
n2d-highmem-64	64	512	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1198883	3.04
n2d-highmem-96	96	768	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1794083	3.05
n2d-highmem-80	80	640	x86_64	AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	1484925	3.07
n4-highmem-64	64	512	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1256257	3.17
n4-highmem-80	80	640	x86_64	Intel Emerald Rapids	1536069	3.24
c3-highmem-4	4	32	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	80742	3.28
c3-highmem-22	22	176	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	441229	3.3
c3-highmem-8	8	64	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	160478	3.3
c3-highmem-44	44	352	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	877637	3.32
e2-highmem-2	2	16	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	26243	3.44
c3-highmem-88	88	704	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	1689147	3.45
e2-highmem-16	16	128	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	208433	3.47
e2-highmem-8	8	64	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	104083	3.47
c3-highmem-176	176	1408	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	3347332	3.48
e2-highmem-4	4	32	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, and Haswell, AMD EPYC Rome and EPYC Milan	51736	3.49
n2-highmem-128	128	864	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	2191510	3.52
n1-standard-2	2	7.5	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	26293	3.61
n1-standard-16	16	60	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	208193	3.65
n1-standard-4	4	15	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	52091	3.65
n1-standard-8	8	30	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	104161	3.65
n1-standard-32	32	120	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	414412	3.67
n1-standard-96	96	360	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	1231358	3.7
n1-standard-64	64	240	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	812905	3.74
n2-highmem-2	2	16	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	34695	3.78
n2-highmem-16	16	128	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	276327	3.79
n2-highmem-8	8	64	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	138406	3.79
n2-highmem-32	32	256	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	550448	3.81
n2-highmem-64	64	512	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1097943	3.82
n2-highmem-96	96	768	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1643949	3.83
n2-highmem-80	80	640	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	1361752	3.85
n2-highmem-48	48	384	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	814034	3.86
g2-standard-32	32	128	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	446322	3.89
n2-highmem-4	4	32	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake and Ice Lake	66798	3.92
n1-highmem-2	2	13	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	26293	4.5
n1-highmem-16	16	104	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	208446	4.54
n1-highmem-4	4	26	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	52095	4.54
n1-highmem-8	8	52	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	104145	4.54
n1-highmem-32	32	208	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	415396	4.56
n1-highmem-96	96	624	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	1233066	4.61
n1-highmem-64	64	416	x86_64	Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge	817050	4.63
g2-standard-16	16	64	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	223514	5.13
z3-highmem-88	88	704	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	1691169	5.35
z3-highmem-176	176	1408	x86_64	Intel Sapphire Rapids	3373295	5.37
g2-standard-12	12	48	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	167604	5.97
g2-standard-24	24	96	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	334411	5.98
g2-standard-48	48	192	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	656106	6.1
g2-standard-96	96	384	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	1249876	6.4
m3-megamem-64	64	976	x86_64	Intel Ice Lake	1094465	6.58
m3-megamem-128	128	1952	x86_64	Intel Ice Lake	2182236	6.6
g2-standard-8	8	32	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	111997	7.62
a2-highgpu-8g	96	680	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	1269327	10.55
m3-ultramem-32	32	976	x86_64	Intel Ice Lake	556066	10.95
m3-ultramem-64	64	1952	x86_64	Intel Ice Lake	1101308	11.06
m3-ultramem-128	128	3904	x86_64	Intel Ice Lake	2190379	11.12
g2-standard-4	4	16	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	56273	12.56
a2-megagpu-16g	96	1360	x86_64	Intel Cascade Lake	1258852	18.86