n2-standard-2
Compute Engine · N2 family
The n2-standard-2 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake with up to 10 gbps networking, starting at $0.0971 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.0971
- spot vm
- $0.0583
- 1-yr committed use
- $0.0612
dedicated
4 GiB per vCPU
2.6 GHz
$70.90/mo · us-central1
−40% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
n2-standard-2 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 | $0.0971 | $0.0583 | $0.0612 | $0.0437 |
| Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.0971 | $0.0583 | $0.0612 | $0.0437 |
| Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America | $0.0971 | $0.0583 | $0.0612 | $0.0437 |
| South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America | $0.0971 | $0.0583 | $0.0612 | $0.0437 |
| Tel Avivme-west1Middle East | $0.1068 | $0.0641 | $0.0673 | $0.0481 |
| Belgiumeurope-west1Europe | $0.1068 | $0.0241 | $0.0673 | $0.0481 |
| Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa | $0.1068 | $0.0351 | $0.0673 | $0.0481 |
| Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America | $0.1069 | $0.0512 | $0.0674 | $0.0481 |
| Netherlandseurope-west4Europe | $0.1069 | $0.0343 | $0.0674 | $0.0481 |
| Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America | $0.1069 | $0.00962 | $0.0674 | $0.0481 |
| Finlandeurope-north1Europe | $0.1069 | $0.0518 | $0.0674 | $0.0481 |
| Las Vegasus-west4North America | $0.1094 | $0.0605 | $0.0655 | $0.0468 |
| Northern Virginiaus-east4North America | $0.1094 | $0.0285 | $0.0655 | $0.0468 |
| Taiwanasia-east1Asia | $0.1125 | $0.0407 | $0.0708 | $0.0506 |
| Milaneurope-west8Europe | $0.1127 | $0.0134 | $0.071 | $0.0507 |
| Pariseurope-west9Europe | $0.1127 | $0.0284 | $0.071 | $0.0507 |
| Dallasus-south1North America | $0.1146 | $0.0194 | $0.0722 | $0.0516 |
| Madrideurope-southwest1Europe | $0.1146 | $0.0295 | $0.0722 | $0.0516 |
| Delhiasia-south2Asia | $0.1166 | $0.0116 | $0.0735 | $0.0525 |
| Mumbaiasia-south1Asia | $0.1166 | $0.0404 | $0.0735 | $0.0525 |
| Los Angelesus-west2North America | $0.1167 | $0.0434 | $0.0735 | $0.0525 |
| Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America | $0.1167 | $0.0445 | $0.0735 | $0.0525 |
| Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania | $0.1171 | $0.0491 | $0.0738 | $0.0527 |
| Warsaweurope-central2Europe | $0.1175 | $0.0384 | $0.074 | $0.0529 |
| Dohame-central1Middle East | $0.118 | $0.0243 | $0.0743 | $0.0531 |
| Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia | $0.1198 | $0.0503 | $0.0755 | $0.0539 |
| Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia | $0.1246 | $0.036 | $0.0785 | $0.0561 |
| Osakaasia-northeast2Asia | $0.1247 | $0.0347 | $0.0786 | $0.0561 |
| Seoulasia-northeast3Asia | $0.1247 | $0.0326 | $0.0786 | $0.0561 |
| Frankfurteurope-west3Europe | $0.1251 | $0.0687 | $0.0788 | $0.0562 |
| Londoneurope-west2Europe | $0.1251 | $0.0249 | $0.0788 | $0.0562 |
| Berlineurope-west10Europe | $0.1251 | $0.0175 | $0.0788 | $0.0562 |
| Turineurope-west12Europe | $0.1253 | $0.0232 | $0.0789 | $0.0564 |
| Zuricheurope-west6Europe | $0.1272 | $0.0463 | $0.0802 | $0.0573 |
| Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia | $0.1306 | $0.0667 | $0.0823 | $0.0588 |
| Hong Kongasia-east2Asia | $0.1359 | $0.0346 | $0.0856 | $0.0611 |
| Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania | $0.1378 | $0.0629 | $0.0868 | $0.062 |
| Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America | $0.1389 | $0.0355 | $0.0875 | $0.0625 |
| São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America | $0.1542 | $0.0373 | $0.0972 | $0.0694 |
| Dammamme-central2Middle East | $0.1554 | $0.0257 | $0.0979 | $0.0699 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 4 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 10 Gbps
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
google cloud details
- API name
n2-standard-2- Family
- N2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 40 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Iowa · $0.0971/hr
- CoreMark score
- 34,735
- Max persistent disks
- 128
- SAP certified
- Yes
- SAPS
- 3,576
- Sustained use discounts
- Yes
n2-standard-2 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-standard-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | n2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake | $0.0971 | – |
| AWS | m5a.large | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.086 | -11% |
| m6a.large | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | $0.0864 | -11% | |
| Azure | D2as v5 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.086 | -11% |
| DC2as v5 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.086 | -11% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 8x2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | +13% |
| Dedicated 4GB4 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.054 | -44% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-2c-8g | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.06 | -38% |
| vx1-g-2c-8g-120s | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.076 | -22% |
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-standard-2 FAQ
How much does n2-standard-2 cost?
n2-standard-2 costs $0.0971 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $70.90 per month. Across 40 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0971 in Iowa to $0.1554 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0583 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.0612 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.1891 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does n2-standard-2 have?
n2-standard-2 has 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (4 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-standard-2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5a.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.086/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D2as v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.086/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 8x2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-2c-8g (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.06/hour in New Jersey).