e2-standard-8

Compute Engine · E2 family

The e2-standard-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.268 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64mixed / other
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Mixed / other

2.25 GHz

on-demand
$0.268

$196/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1608

−40% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.1689

−37% vs on-demand

e2-standard-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$0.268$0.1569$0.1689$0.1206
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.268$0.1608$0.1689$0.1206
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.268$0.1608$0.1689$0.1206
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.268$0.1608$0.1689$0.1206
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.2814$0.0752$0.1773$0.1267
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.2922$0.095$0.1841$0.1315
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.2949$0.1581$0.1858$0.1327
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.2949$0.1508$0.1858$0.1327
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.2949$0.104$0.1858$0.1327
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.2951$0.0954$0.1859$0.1328
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.2951$0.1767$0.1859$0.1328
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.2951$0.0643$0.1859$0.1328
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.2951$0.0893$0.1859$0.1328
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.3019$0.0417$0.1902$0.1358
Northern Virginiaus-east4North America$0.3019$0.1802$0.1902$0.1358
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.3104$0.1746$0.1955$0.1397
Milaneurope-west8Europe$0.3109$0.1695$0.1959$0.1399
Pariseurope-west9Europe$0.3109$0.1667$0.1959$0.1399
Dallasus-south1North America$0.3163$0.1001$0.1993$0.1423
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.3163$0.153$0.1993$0.1424
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.3219$0.1657$0.2028$0.1449
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.3219$0.1932$0.2028$0.1449
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.322$0.0923$0.2028$0.1449
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.322$0.1121$0.2028$0.1449
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.3233$0.1755$0.2037$0.1455
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.3243$0.1499$0.2043$0.146
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.3257$0.1857$0.2052$0.1466
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.3307$0.1984$0.2083$0.1488
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$0.3439$0.1028$0.2166$0.1547
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$0.3439$0.1791$0.2166$0.1547
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.3439$0.2063$0.2166$0.1547
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.3453$0.2072$0.2176$0.1554
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.3453$0.1305$0.2176$0.1554
Berlineurope-west10Europe$0.3454$0.0628$0.2176$0.1554
Turineurope-west12Europe$0.3458$0.0844$0.2178$0.1556
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.3511$0.1645$0.2212$0.158
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.3604$0.0861$0.2271$0.1622
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$0.375$0.1185$0.2363$0.1688
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.3803$0.2123$0.2396$0.1711
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.3833$0.2026$0.2415$0.1725
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.4255$0.0842$0.2681$0.1915
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.4289$0.2573$0.2702$0.193

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 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-standard-8
Family
E2
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
42 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.268/hr
CoreMark score
103,957
Max persistent disks
128

e2-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 e2-standard-8
Google Cloude2-standard-8832 GiBAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake$0.268–
AWSm5a.2xlarge832 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.344+28%
m6a.2xlarge832 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.3456+29%
AzureD8as v5832 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.344+28%
DC8as v5832 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.344+28%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+57%
Linode 32GBburstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288+7%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gb832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-39%
vx1-g-8c-32g832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.24-10%

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

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

other Google Cloud families with a similar shape, cheapest first

e2-standard-8 FAQ

How much does e2-standard-8 cost?

e2-standard-8 costs $0.268 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $196 per month. Across 42 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.268 in Iowa to $0.4289 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1608 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1689 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.636 per hour.

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

e2-standard-8 has 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (4 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-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).