n1-standard-8

Compute Engine · N1 family

The n1-standard-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 30 GiB of memory, running on Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.38 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
30 GiB

3.75 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2 GHz

on-demand
$0.38

$277/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1948

−49% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.2394

−37% vs on-demand

Previous generation. Google Cloud still sells n1-standard-8, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar machine types below.

n1-standard-8 price by region

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

Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.38$0.1948$0.2394$0.171
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.38$0.1948$0.2394$0.171
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.38$0.1948$0.2394$0.171
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.418$0.2508$0.2926$0.2926
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.418$0.2248$0.2633$0.1881
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.4183$0.2493$0.2636$0.1883
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.4183$0.2504$0.2635$0.1883
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.4183$0.1918$0.2636$0.1883
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.4184$0.0814$0.2635$0.1883
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.428$0.1578$0.2562$0.183
Northern Virginiaus-east4North America$0.428$0.1818$0.2562$0.183
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.44$0.1033$0.2772$0.198
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.4564$0.1134$0.2875$0.2054
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.4564$0.1689$0.2875$0.2054
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.4564$0.2088$0.2875$0.2054
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.4564$0.1823$0.2875$0.2054
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.4598$0.1497$0.2897$0.2069
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.4688$0.1118$0.2953$0.2109
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$0.4875$0.2247$0.3071$0.2194
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$0.4875$0.2376$0.3071$0.2194
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.4875$0.2038$0.3071$0.2194
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.4896$0.2253$0.3081$0.2201
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.4896$0.1658$0.3081$0.2201
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.4978$0.1874$0.3136$0.224
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.511$0.061$0.3219$0.2299
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$0.5317$0.0866$0.335$0.2393
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.5392$0.0914$0.3398$0.2427
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.5392$0.2389$0.3398$0.2427
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.6032$0.2005$0.3801$0.2715

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
30 GiB
Memory per vCPU
3.75 GiB
Processor
Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2 GHz (turbo 2.7 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk (local SSD attachable)
Network
Up to 16 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
16 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
n1-standard-8
Family
N1
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
29 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.38/hr
CoreMark score
104,161
Max persistent disks
128
SAP certified
Yes
SAPS
8,360
Sustained use discounts
Yes

n1-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 n1-standard-8
Google Cloudn1-standard-8830 GiBIntel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake$0.38–
AWSm5a.2xlarge32 GiB (1.07×)832 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.344-9%
m6a.2xlarge32 GiB (1.07×)832 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.3456-9%
AzureD8as v532 GiB (1.07×)832 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.344-9%
DC8as v532 GiB (1.07×)832 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.344-9%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (1.07×)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+11%
Linode 32GB32 GiB (1.07×) · burstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-24%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gb32 GiB (1.07×)832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-57%
vx1-g-8c-32g32 GiB (1.07×)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.24-37%

N1 family sizes

all about N1→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
f1-micro10.6 GiB–$0.0076$5.548$0.00068$0.00532
g1-small11.7 GiB–$0.0257$18.76$0.00231$0.018
n1-standard-113.75 GiB–$0.0475$34.68$0.0244$0.0299
n1-highcpu-221.8 GiB–$0.0708$51.72$0.0363$0.0446
n1-standard-227.5 GiB–$0.095$69.35$0.0487$0.0598
n1-highmem-2213 GiB–$0.1183$86.36$0.0607$0.0745
n1-highcpu-443.6 GiB–$0.1417$103$0.0727$0.0893
n1-standard-4415 GiB–$0.19$139$0.0974$0.1197
n1-highmem-4426 GiB–$0.2366$173$0.1213$0.1491
n1-highcpu-887.2 GiB–$0.2834$207$0.1453$0.1785
n1-standard-8830 GiB–$0.38$277$0.1948$0.2394
n1-highmem-8852 GiB–$0.4732$345$0.2426$0.2981
n1-highcpu-161614.4 GiB–$0.5668$414$0.2906$0.3571
n1-standard-161660 GiB–$0.76$555$0.3897$0.4788
n1-highmem-1616104 GiB–$0.9464$691$0.4852$0.5962
n1-highcpu-323228.8 GiB–$1.134$828$0.5813$0.7141
n1-standard-3232120 GiB–$1.52$1,110$0.7794$0.9576
n1-highmem-3232208 GiB–$1.893$1,382$0.9705$1.192
n1-highcpu-646457.6 GiB–$2.267$1,655$1.163$1.428
n1-standard-6464240 GiB–$3.04$2,219$1.559$1.915
n1-highmem-6464416 GiB–$3.786$2,764$1.941$2.385
n1-highcpu-969686.4 GiB–$3.401$2,483$1.744$2.142
n1-standard-9696360 GiB–$4.56$3,329$2.338$2.873
n1-highmem-9696624 GiB–$5.679$4,145$2.911$3.577

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

other Google Cloud families with a similar shape, cheapest first

n1-standard-8 FAQ

How much does n1-standard-8 cost?

n1-standard-8 costs $0.38 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $277 per month. Across 29 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.38 in Iowa to $0.6032 in São Paulo. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1948 per hour (49% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.2394 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.748 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does n1-standard-8 have?

n1-standard-8 has 8 vCPUs and 30 GiB of memory (3.75 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake. It is a general purpose machine type in the N1 family.

What are the equivalents of n1-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).