e2-medium
Compute Engine · E2 family
The e2-medium is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory, running on AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake with up to 2 gbps networking, starting at $0.0335 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 4 GiB
- processor
- Mixed / other
- on-demand
- $0.0335
- spot vm
- $0.0201
- 1-yr committed use
- $0.0211
shared / burstable
2 GiB per vCPU
2.25 GHz
$24.46/mo · us-central1
−40% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
e2-medium 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 | $0.0335 | $0.0196 | $0.0211 | $0.0151 |
| Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.0335 | $0.0201 | $0.0211 | $0.0151 |
| Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America | $0.0335 | $0.0201 | $0.0211 | $0.0151 |
| South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America | $0.0335 | $0.0201 | $0.0211 | $0.0151 |
| Stockholmeurope-north2Europe | $0.0352 | $0.0094 | $0.0222 | $0.0158 |
| Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America | $0.0365 | $0.0119 | $0.023 | $0.0164 |
| Tel Avivme-west1Middle East | $0.0369 | $0.0198 | $0.0232 | $0.0166 |
| Belgiumeurope-west1Europe | $0.0369 | $0.0188 | $0.0232 | $0.0166 |
| Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa | $0.0369 | $0.013 | $0.0232 | $0.0166 |
| Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America | $0.0369 | $0.0119 | $0.0232 | $0.0166 |
| Netherlandseurope-west4Europe | $0.0369 | $0.0221 | $0.0232 | $0.0166 |
| Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America | $0.0369 | $0.00804 | $0.0232 | $0.0166 |
| Finlandeurope-north1Europe | $0.0369 | $0.0112 | $0.0232 | $0.0166 |
| Las Vegasus-west4North America | $0.0377 | $0.00521 | $0.0238 | $0.017 |
| Northern Virginiaus-east4North America | $0.0377 | $0.0225 | $0.0238 | $0.017 |
| Taiwanasia-east1Asia | $0.0388 | $0.0218 | $0.0244 | $0.0175 |
| Milaneurope-west8Europe | $0.0389 | $0.0212 | $0.0245 | $0.0175 |
| Pariseurope-west9Europe | $0.0389 | $0.0208 | $0.0245 | $0.0175 |
| Dallasus-south1North America | $0.0395 | $0.0125 | $0.0249 | $0.0178 |
| Madrideurope-southwest1Europe | $0.0395 | $0.0191 | $0.0249 | $0.0178 |
| Delhiasia-south2Asia | $0.0402 | $0.0207 | $0.0254 | $0.0181 |
| Mumbaiasia-south1Asia | $0.0402 | $0.0241 | $0.0254 | $0.0181 |
| Los Angelesus-west2North America | $0.0402 | $0.0115 | $0.0254 | $0.0181 |
| Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America | $0.0402 | $0.014 | $0.0254 | $0.0181 |
| Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania | $0.0404 | $0.0219 | $0.0255 | $0.0182 |
| Warsaweurope-central2Europe | $0.0405 | $0.0187 | $0.0255 | $0.0182 |
| Dohame-central1Middle East | $0.0407 | $0.0232 | $0.0256 | $0.0183 |
| Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia | $0.0413 | $0.0248 | $0.026 | $0.0186 |
| Osakaasia-northeast2Asia | $0.043 | $0.0129 | $0.0271 | $0.0193 |
| Seoulasia-northeast3Asia | $0.043 | $0.0224 | $0.0271 | $0.0193 |
| Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia | $0.043 | $0.0258 | $0.0271 | $0.0193 |
| Frankfurteurope-west3Europe | $0.0432 | $0.0259 | $0.0272 | $0.0194 |
| Londoneurope-west2Europe | $0.0432 | $0.0163 | $0.0272 | $0.0194 |
| Berlineurope-west10Europe | $0.0432 | $0.00785 | $0.0272 | $0.0194 |
| Turineurope-west12Europe | $0.0432 | $0.0105 | $0.0272 | $0.0195 |
| Zuricheurope-west6Europe | $0.0439 | $0.0206 | $0.0277 | $0.0198 |
| Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia | $0.0451 | $0.0108 | $0.0284 | $0.0203 |
| Hong Kongasia-east2Asia | $0.0469 | $0.0148 | $0.0295 | $0.0211 |
| Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania | $0.0475 | $0.0265 | $0.03 | $0.0214 |
| Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America | $0.0479 | $0.0253 | $0.0302 | $0.0216 |
| São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America | $0.0532 | $0.0105 | $0.0335 | $0.0239 |
| Dammamme-central2Middle East | $0.0536 | $0.0322 | $0.0338 | $0.0241 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 4 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 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
- Yes (shared cores)
storage & network
- Local storage
- Persistent disk only
- Network
- Up to 2 Gbps
- Peak bandwidth
- 2 Gbps
google cloud details
- API name
e2-medium- Family
- E2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 42 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Iowa · $0.0335/hr
- CoreMark score
- 14,529
- Max persistent disks
- 128
- Shared core
- 1/2 shared physical core
e2-medium equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs e2-medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | e2-medium | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0335 | – |
| AWS | t3a.medium | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.0376 | +12% |
| t3.medium | 2 | 4 GiB | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | $0.0416 | +24% | |
| Azure | B2als v2 | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.0376 | +12% |
| B2ls v2 | 2 | 4 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) | $0.0416 | +24% | |
| Akamai | Linode 4GB | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.036 | +7% |
| Dedicated 4GBdedicated CPU | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.054 | +61% | |
| Vultr | vc2-2c-4gb | 2 | 4 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.027 | -19% |
| vhf-2c-4gb | 2 | 4 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.033 | -2% |
E2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e2-micro | 2 | 1 GiB | – | $0.00838 | $6.114 | $0.00503 | $0.00528 |
| e2-highcpu-2 | 2 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0495 | $36.11 | $0.0297 | $0.0312 |
| e2-small | 2 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0168 | $12.23 | $0.0101 | $0.0106 |
| e2-medium | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0335 | $24.46 | $0.0201 | $0.0211 |
| e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.067 | $48.92 | $0.0402 | $0.0422 |
| e2-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.0904 | $65.99 | $0.0542 | $0.057 |
| e2-highcpu-4 | 4 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0989 | $72.23 | $0.0594 | $0.0623 |
| e2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.134 | $97.84 | $0.0804 | $0.0844 |
| e2-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.1808 | $132 | $0.1085 | $0.1139 |
| e2-highcpu-8 | 8 | 8 GiB | – | $0.1979 | $144 | $0.1188 | $0.1247 |
| e2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.268 | $196 | $0.1608 | $0.1689 |
| e2-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.3616 | $264 | $0.217 | $0.2278 |
| e2-highcpu-16 | 16 | 16 GiB | – | $0.3958 | $289 | $0.2375 | $0.2493 |
| e2-standard-16 | 16 | 64 GiB | – | $0.5361 | $391 | $0.3217 | $0.3377 |
| e2-highmem-16 | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $0.7232 | $528 | $0.434 | $0.4556 |
| e2-highcpu-32 | 32 | 32 GiB | – | $0.7915 | $578 | $0.475 | $0.4987 |
| e2-standard-32 | 32 | 128 GiB | – | $1.072 | $783 | $0.6434 | $0.6755 |
Similar machine types on Google Cloud
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e2-medium FAQ
How much does e2-medium cost?
e2-medium costs $0.0335 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $24.46 per month. Across 42 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0335 in Iowa to $0.0536 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0201 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.0211 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.0795 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does e2-medium have?
e2-medium has 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake. It is a general purpose machine type in the E2 family with a burstable (shared) CPU.
What are the equivalents of e2-medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, t3a.medium (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.0376/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, B2als v2 (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.0376/hour in East US); on Akamai, Linode 4GB (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.036/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-2c-4gb (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.027/hour in New Jersey).
Is e2-medium burstable?
Yes. e2-medium shares physical CPU cores and is designed for workloads that are idle most of the time and occasionally need full CPU. Sustained high CPU use can be throttled or cost extra, so pick a general purpose size with dedicated vCPUs for steady load.