c3-standard-8

Compute Engine · C3 family

The c3-standard-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Sapphire Rapids with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.4032 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

1.9 GHz

on-demand
$0.4032

$294/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1508

−63% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.254

−37% vs on-demand

c3-standard-8 price by region

25 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.4032$0.1425$0.254$0.1814
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.4032$0.1508$0.254$0.1814
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.4032$0.092$0.254$0.1814
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.4032$0.1508$0.254$0.1814
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.4032$0.1508$0.254$0.1814
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.4193$0.062$0.2642$0.1887
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.4194$0.038$0.2642$0.1887
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.4234$0.254$0.2667$0.1905
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.4435$0.0469$0.2794$0.1996
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.444$0.1841$0.2797$0.1998
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.444$0.154$0.2797$0.1998
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.444$0.1042$0.2797$0.1998
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.4541$0.1936$0.2861$0.2044
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.4597$0.2758$0.2896$0.2069
Pariseurope-west9Europe$0.4677$0.1008$0.2947$0.2105
Dallasus-south1North America$0.4758$0.0495$0.2998$0.2141
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.4758$0.1831$0.2998$0.2141
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.4847$0.1777$0.3054$0.2181
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.4847$0.2908$0.3054$0.2181
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.4974$0.2644$0.3134$0.2239
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.504$0.1453$0.3175$0.2268
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.5178$0.2199$0.3262$0.233
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.5242$0.0863$0.3302$0.2359
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.6403$0.0633$0.4034$0.2881
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.6451$0.1045$0.4065$0.2673

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Intel Sapphire Rapids
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
1.9 GHz (turbo 3 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 23 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
23 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c3-standard-8
Family
C3
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
25 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.4032/hr
CoreMark score
160,341
Max persistent disks
128
SAP certified
Yes
SAPS
15,670

c3-standard-8 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs c3-standard-8
Google Cloudc3-standard-8832 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$0.4032–
AWSm5a.2xlarge832 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.344-15%
m6a.2xlarge832 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.3456-14%
AzureD8as v5832 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.344-15%
DC8as v5832 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.344-15%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+4%
Linode 32GBburstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-29%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gb832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-59%
vx1-g-8c-32g832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.24-40%

C3 family sizes

all about C3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c3-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1701$124$0.0636$0.1072
c3-standard-4416 GiB–$0.2016$147$0.0754$0.127
c3-standard-4-lssd416 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2427$177$0.0999$0.1529
c3-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.2646$193$0.0989$0.1667
c3-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.3402$248$0.1272$0.2143
c3-standard-8832 GiB–$0.4032$294$0.1508$0.254
c3-standard-8-lssd832 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.4854$354$0.1999$0.3058
c3-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.5292$386$0.1978$0.3334
c3-highcpu-222244 GiB–$0.9356$683$0.3498$0.5894
c3-standard-222288 GiB–$1.109$809$0.4146$0.6986
c3-standard-22-lssd2288 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$1.273$929$0.5128$0.8022
c3-highmem-2222176 GiB–$1.455$1,062$0.544$0.9169
c3-highcpu-444488 GiB–$1.871$1,366$0.6997$1.179
c3-standard-4444176 GiB–$2.218$1,619$0.8291$1.397
c3-standard-44-lssd44176 GiB3 TB NVME (8 disks)$2.546$1,859$1.026$1.604
c3-highmem-4444352 GiB–$2.911$2,125$1.088$1.834
c3-highcpu-8888176 GiB–$3.742$2,732$1.399$2.358
c3-standard-8888352 GiB–$4.435$3,238$1.658$2.794
c3-standard-88-lssd88352 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$5.093$3,718$2.051$3.209
c3-highmem-8888704 GiB–$5.822$4,250$2.176$3.668
c3-highcpu-176176352 GiB–$7.485$5,464$2.799$4.715
c3-standard-176176704 GiB–$8.871$6,476$3.317$5.589
c3-standard-176-lssd176704 GiB12 TB NVME (32 disks)$10.19$7,436$4.102$6.417
c3-highmem-1761761,408 GiB–$11.64$8,499$4.352$7.335
c3-highcpu-192-metal192512 GiB–$8.669$6,328$3.241$5.462
c3-standard-192-metal192768 GiB–$9.677$7,064$3.618$6.097
c3-highmem-192-metal1921,536 GiB–$12.70$9,272$4.748$8.002

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

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c3-standard-8 FAQ

How much does c3-standard-8 cost?

c3-standard-8 costs $0.4032 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $294 per month. Across 25 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.4032 in Iowa to $0.6451 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1508 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.254 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.7712 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c3-standard-8 have?

c3-standard-8 has 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Sapphire Rapids. It is a general purpose machine type in the C3 family.

What are the equivalents of c3-standard-8 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5a.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.344/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D8as v5 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.344/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-4c-32gb (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.164/hour in New Jersey).