n2-highcpu-8
Compute Engine · N2 family
The n2-highcpu-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.2868 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.2868
- spot vm
- $0.172
- 1-yr committed use
- $0.1807
dedicated
1 GiB per vCPU
2.6 GHz
$209/mo · us-central1
−40% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
n2-highcpu-8 price by region
40 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use
| Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America | $0.2868 | $0.1721 | $0.1807 | $0.1291 |
| Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.2868 | $0.172 | $0.1807 | $0.1291 |
| Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America | $0.2868 | $0.172 | $0.1807 | $0.1291 |
| South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America | $0.2868 | $0.172 | $0.1807 | $0.1291 |
| Tel Avivme-west1Middle East | $0.3155 | $0.1892 | $0.1987 | $0.142 |
| Belgiumeurope-west1Europe | $0.3155 | $0.0713 | $0.1987 | $0.142 |
| Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa | $0.3155 | $0.1035 | $0.1987 | $0.142 |
| Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America | $0.3157 | $0.1512 | $0.1989 | $0.1421 |
| Netherlandseurope-west4Europe | $0.3157 | $0.1013 | $0.1989 | $0.1421 |
| Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America | $0.3157 | $0.0284 | $0.1989 | $0.1421 |
| Finlandeurope-north1Europe | $0.3158 | $0.1529 | $0.1989 | $0.1421 |
| Las Vegasus-west4North America | $0.323 | $0.1787 | $0.1933 | $0.1381 |
| Northern Virginiaus-east4North America | $0.323 | $0.0843 | $0.1933 | $0.1381 |
| Taiwanasia-east1Asia | $0.3321 | $0.1201 | $0.2092 | $0.1494 |
| Milaneurope-west8Europe | $0.3327 | $0.0396 | $0.2096 | $0.1497 |
| Pariseurope-west9Europe | $0.3327 | $0.0839 | $0.2096 | $0.1497 |
| Dallasus-south1North America | $0.3384 | $0.0574 | $0.2132 | $0.1523 |
| Madrideurope-southwest1Europe | $0.3384 | $0.087 | $0.2132 | $0.1523 |
| Delhiasia-south2Asia | $0.3445 | $0.0341 | $0.217 | $0.155 |
| Mumbaiasia-south1Asia | $0.3445 | $0.1193 | $0.217 | $0.155 |
| Los Angelesus-west2North America | $0.3445 | $0.1281 | $0.217 | $0.155 |
| Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America | $0.3445 | $0.1315 | $0.217 | $0.155 |
| Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania | $0.3459 | $0.145 | $0.218 | $0.1557 |
| Warsaweurope-central2Europe | $0.347 | $0.1133 | $0.2186 | $0.1562 |
| Dohame-central1Middle East | $0.3484 | $0.0718 | $0.2195 | $0.1568 |
| Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia | $0.3538 | $0.1486 | $0.2229 | $0.1592 |
| Osakaasia-northeast2Asia | $0.3683 | $0.1024 | $0.232 | $0.1657 |
| Seoulasia-northeast3Asia | $0.3683 | $0.0963 | $0.232 | $0.1657 |
| Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia | $0.3683 | $0.1063 | $0.232 | $0.1657 |
| Frankfurteurope-west3Europe | $0.3695 | $0.203 | $0.2326 | $0.1661 |
| Londoneurope-west2Europe | $0.3695 | $0.0735 | $0.2326 | $0.1661 |
| Berlineurope-west10Europe | $0.3695 | $0.0518 | $0.2326 | $0.1661 |
| Turineurope-west12Europe | $0.37 | $0.0684 | $0.2331 | $0.1665 |
| Zuricheurope-west6Europe | $0.3757 | $0.1368 | $0.2367 | $0.1691 |
| Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia | $0.3856 | $0.1968 | $0.2429 | $0.1735 |
| Hong Kongasia-east2Asia | $0.4013 | $0.1022 | $0.2528 | $0.1806 |
| Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania | $0.4069 | $0.1859 | $0.2565 | $0.1832 |
| Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America | $0.4101 | $0.1049 | $0.2584 | $0.1846 |
| São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America | $0.4552 | $0.1102 | $0.2869 | $0.2049 |
| Dammamme-central2Middle East | $0.4589 | $0.0758 | $0.2891 | $0.2065 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 1 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.6 GHz (turbo 3.4 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
n2-highcpu-8- Family
- N2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 40 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Iowa · $0.2868/hr
- CoreMark score
- 138,600
- Max persistent disks
- 128
- Sustained use discounts
- Yes
n2-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
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs n2-highcpu-8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | n2-highcpu-8 | 8 | 8 GiB | Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake | $0.2868 | – |
| AWS | c4.2xlarge15 GiB (1.88×) | 8 | 15 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) | $0.398 | +39% |
| c6a.2xlarge16 GiB (2×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | $0.306 | +7% | |
| Azure | D8als v616 GiB (2×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.322 | +12% |
| D8als v716 GiB (2×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.322 | +12% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 16GB16 GiB (2×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.216 | -25% |
| G7 Dedicated 16x816 GiB (2×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.2595 | -10% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd16 GiB (2×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.219 | -24% |
| voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd16 GiB (2×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.247 | -14% |
N2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n2-highcpu-2 | 2 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0717 | $52.34 | $0.043 | $0.0452 |
| n2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0971 | $70.90 | $0.0583 | $0.0612 |
| n2-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.131 | $95.64 | $0.0786 | $0.0825 |
| n2-highcpu-4 | 4 | 4 GiB | – | $0.1434 | $105 | $0.086 | $0.0903 |
| n2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.1942 | $142 | $0.1165 | $0.1224 |
| n2-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.262 | $191 | $0.1572 | $0.1651 |
| n2-highcpu-8 | 8 | 8 GiB | – | $0.2868 | $209 | $0.172 | $0.1807 |
| n2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.3885 | $284 | $0.233 | $0.2447 |
| n2-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.5241 | $383 | $0.3144 | $0.3301 |
| n2-highcpu-16 | 16 | 16 GiB | – | $0.5736 | $419 | $0.344 | $0.3613 |
| n2-standard-16 | 16 | 64 GiB | – | $0.7769 | $567 | $0.466 | $0.4895 |
| n2-highmem-16 | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $1.048 | $765 | $0.6287 | $0.6603 |
| n2-highcpu-32 | 32 | 32 GiB | – | $1.147 | $837 | $0.6881 | $0.7227 |
| n2-standard-32 | 32 | 128 GiB | – | $1.554 | $1,134 | $0.9321 | $0.9789 |
| n2-highmem-32 | 32 | 256 GiB | – | $2.096 | $1,530 | $1.257 | $1.321 |
| n2-highcpu-48 | 48 | 48 GiB | – | $1.721 | $1,256 | $1.032 | $1.084 |
| n2-standard-48 | 48 | 192 GiB | – | $2.331 | $1,702 | $1.398 | $1.468 |
| n2-highmem-48 | 48 | 384 GiB | – | $3.144 | $2,295 | $1.886 | $1.981 |
| n2-highcpu-64 | 64 | 64 GiB | – | $2.294 | $1,675 | $1.376 | $1.445 |
| n2-standard-64 | 64 | 256 GiB | – | $3.108 | $2,269 | $1.864 | $1.958 |
| n2-highmem-64 | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $4.192 | $3,060 | $2.515 | $2.641 |
| n2-highcpu-80 | 80 | 80 GiB | – | $2.868 | $2,094 | $1.72 | $1.807 |
| n2-standard-80 | 80 | 320 GiB | – | $3.885 | $2,836 | $2.33 | $2.447 |
| n2-highmem-80 | 80 | 640 GiB | – | $5.241 | $3,826 | $3.144 | $3.301 |
| n2-highcpu-96 | 96 | 96 GiB | – | $3.441 | $2,512 | $2.064 | $2.168 |
| n2-standard-96 | 96 | 384 GiB | – | $4.662 | $3,403 | $2.796 | $2.937 |
| n2-highmem-96 | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $6.289 | $4,591 | $3.772 | $3.962 |
| n2-standard-128 | 128 | 512 GiB | – | $6.216 | $4,537 | $3.728 | $3.916 |
| n2-highmem-128 | 128 | 864 GiB | – | $7.707 | $5,626 | $4.623 | $4.855 |
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n2-highcpu-8 FAQ
How much does n2-highcpu-8 cost?
n2-highcpu-8 costs $0.2868 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $209 per month. Across 40 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.2868 in Iowa to $0.4589 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.172 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1807 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.6548 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does n2-highcpu-8 have?
n2-highcpu-8 has 8 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (1 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake. It is a general purpose machine type in the N2 family.
What are the equivalents of n2-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).