c3-standard-8-lssd

Compute Engine · C3 family

The c3-standard-8-lssd 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 $0.4854 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

1.9 GHz

on-demand
$0.4854

$354/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1999

−59% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.3058

−37% vs on-demand

c3-standard-8-lssd price by region

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

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.4854$0.1918$0.3058$0.2184
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.4854$0.1999$0.3058$0.2184
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.4854$0.1999$0.3058$0.2184
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.4854$0.1999$0.3058$0.2184
Northern Virginiaus-east4North America$0.4936$0.1463$0.311$0.2221
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.5138$0.3083$0.3237$0.2312
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.518$0.0916$0.3263$0.2331
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.5262$0.2332$0.3315$0.2368
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.5339$0.0951$0.3364$0.2403
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.5344$0.1403$0.3367$0.2405
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.5446$0.2479$0.3431$0.2451
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.5583$0.3232$0.3517$0.2512
Dallasus-south1North America$0.5728$0.1074$0.3609$0.2578
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.5744$0.2419$0.3619$0.2585
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.5879$0.3147$0.3704$0.2645
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.615$0.2117$0.3874$0.2767
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$0.6247$0.0868$0.3935$0.2811
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.6247$0.2838$0.3935$0.2811
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.7636$0.1046$0.481$0.3436
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.7767$0.1332$0.4893$0.3265

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
750 GB NVME (2 disks)
Storage detail
2 x 375 GiB local SSD
Network
Up to 23 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
23 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c3-standard-8-lssd
Family
C3
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
20 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.4854/hr
Max persistent disks
128

c3-standard-8-lssd 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-lssd
Google Cloudc3-standard-8-lssd832 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$0.4854–
AWSm5ad.2xlarge832 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.412-15%
m5d.2xlarge832 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.452-7%
AzureD8as v4832 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.384-21%
D8a v4832 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.384-21%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42-13%
Linode 32GBburstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-41%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gb832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-66%
vx1-g-8c-32g-480s832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.306-37%

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

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c3-standard-8-lssd FAQ

How much does c3-standard-8-lssd cost?

c3-standard-8-lssd costs $0.4854 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $354 per month. Across 20 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.4854 in Iowa to $0.7767 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1999 per hour (59% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.3058 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.8534 per hour.

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

c3-standard-8-lssd 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-lssd on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5ad.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.412/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D8as v4 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.384/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).