e2-highcpu-8

Compute Engine · E2 family

The e2-highcpu-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.1979 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64mixed / other
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

1 GiB per vCPU

processor
Mixed / other

2.25 GHz

on-demand
$0.1979

$144/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1188

−40% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.1247

−37% vs on-demand

e2-highcpu-8 price by region

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

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.1979$0.1159$0.1247$0.089
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.1979$0.1188$0.1247$0.089
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.1979$0.1188$0.1247$0.089
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.1979$0.1188$0.1247$0.089
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.2078$0.0555$0.1309$0.0935
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.2157$0.0701$0.1359$0.0971
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.2177$0.1167$0.1371$0.098
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.2177$0.1112$0.1371$0.098
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.2177$0.0767$0.1371$0.098
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.2179$0.0705$0.1372$0.098
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.2179$0.1304$0.1372$0.098
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.2179$0.0475$0.1372$0.098
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.2179$0.066$0.1373$0.098
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.2229$0.0308$0.1404$0.1003
Northern Virginiaus-east4North America$0.2229$0.133$0.1404$0.1003
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.2291$0.1289$0.1443$0.1031
Milaneurope-west8Europe$0.2295$0.1252$0.1446$0.1033
Pariseurope-west9Europe$0.2295$0.1231$0.1446$0.1033
Dallasus-south1North America$0.2335$0.0739$0.1471$0.1051
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.2335$0.1129$0.1471$0.1051
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.2377$0.1223$0.1497$0.107
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.2377$0.1426$0.1497$0.107
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.2377$0.0681$0.1497$0.107
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.2377$0.0827$0.1497$0.107
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.2387$0.1294$0.1504$0.1074
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.2394$0.1106$0.1508$0.1077
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.2404$0.137$0.1515$0.1082
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.2441$0.1465$0.1538$0.1099
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$0.2541$0.076$0.1601$0.1144
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$0.2541$0.1324$0.1601$0.1144
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.2541$0.1525$0.1601$0.1144
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.255$0.153$0.1606$0.1147
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.255$0.0964$0.1606$0.1147
Berlineurope-west10Europe$0.255$0.0464$0.1606$0.1147
Turineurope-west12Europe$0.2553$0.0623$0.1608$0.1149
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.2592$0.1215$0.1633$0.1166
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.2661$0.0635$0.1676$0.1197
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$0.2769$0.0875$0.1744$0.1246
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.2808$0.1568$0.1769$0.1264
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.283$0.1496$0.1783$0.1273
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.3141$0.0621$0.1979$0.1414
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.3166$0.1899$0.1995$0.1425

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
8 GiB
Memory per vCPU
1 GiB
Processor
AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake
CPU vendor
Mixed / other
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.25 GHz (turbo 2.7 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 16 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
16 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
e2-highcpu-8
Family
E2
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
42 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.1979/hr
CoreMark score
104,080
Max persistent disks
128

e2-highcpu-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 e2-highcpu-8
Google Cloude2-highcpu-888 GiBAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake$0.1979–
AWSc4.2xlarge15 GiB (1.88×)815 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)$0.398+101%
c6a.2xlarge16 GiB (2×)816 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.306+55%
AzureD8als v616 GiB (2×)816 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.322+63%
D8als v716 GiB (2×)816 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$0.322+63%
AkamaiDedicated 16GB16 GiB (2×)816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.216+9%
G7 Dedicated 16x816 GiB (2×)816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.2595+31%
Vultrvoc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd16 GiB (2×)816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.219+11%
voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd16 GiB (2×)816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.247+25%

E2 family sizes

all about E2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
e2-micro21 GiB–$0.00838$6.114$0.00503$0.00528
e2-highcpu-222 GiB–$0.0495$36.11$0.0297$0.0312
e2-small22 GiB–$0.0168$12.23$0.0101$0.0106
e2-medium24 GiB–$0.0335$24.46$0.0201$0.0211
e2-standard-228 GiB–$0.067$48.92$0.0402$0.0422
e2-highmem-2216 GiB–$0.0904$65.99$0.0542$0.057
e2-highcpu-444 GiB–$0.0989$72.23$0.0594$0.0623
e2-standard-4416 GiB–$0.134$97.84$0.0804$0.0844
e2-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.1808$132$0.1085$0.1139
e2-highcpu-888 GiB–$0.1979$144$0.1188$0.1247
e2-standard-8832 GiB–$0.268$196$0.1608$0.1689
e2-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.3616$264$0.217$0.2278
e2-highcpu-161616 GiB–$0.3958$289$0.2375$0.2493
e2-standard-161664 GiB–$0.5361$391$0.3217$0.3377
e2-highmem-1616128 GiB–$0.7232$528$0.434$0.4556
e2-highcpu-323232 GiB–$0.7915$578$0.475$0.4987
e2-standard-3232128 GiB–$1.072$783$0.6434$0.6755

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e2-highcpu-8 FAQ

How much does e2-highcpu-8 cost?

e2-highcpu-8 costs $0.1979 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $144 per month. Across 42 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1979 in Iowa to $0.3166 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1188 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1247 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.5659 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does e2-highcpu-8 have?

e2-highcpu-8 has 8 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (1 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake. It is a general purpose machine type in the E2 family.

What are the equivalents of e2-highcpu-8 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c4.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 15 GiB, $0.398/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D8als v6 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.322/hour in East US); on Akamai, Dedicated 16GB (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.216/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.219/hour in New Jersey).