n2-standard-8
Compute Engine · N2 family
The n2-standard-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.3885 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 32 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.3885
- spot vm
- $0.233
- 1-yr committed use
- $0.2447
dedicated
4 GiB per vCPU
2.6 GHz
$284/mo · us-central1
−40% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
n2-standard-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 | $0.3885 | $0.2331 | $0.2447 | $0.1748 |
| Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.3885 | $0.233 | $0.2447 | $0.1748 |
| Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America | $0.3885 | $0.233 | $0.2447 | $0.1748 |
| South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America | $0.3885 | $0.233 | $0.2447 | $0.1748 |
| Tel Avivme-west1Middle East | $0.4273 | $0.2563 | $0.2692 | $0.1923 |
| Belgiumeurope-west1Europe | $0.4273 | $0.0965 | $0.2692 | $0.1923 |
| Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa | $0.4273 | $0.1402 | $0.2692 | $0.1923 |
| Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America | $0.4277 | $0.2048 | $0.2694 | $0.1924 |
| Netherlandseurope-west4Europe | $0.4277 | $0.1373 | $0.2694 | $0.1925 |
| Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America | $0.4277 | $0.0385 | $0.2694 | $0.1924 |
| Finlandeurope-north1Europe | $0.4277 | $0.2071 | $0.2694 | $0.1925 |
| Las Vegasus-west4North America | $0.4375 | $0.2421 | $0.2619 | $0.187 |
| Northern Virginiaus-east4North America | $0.4375 | $0.1141 | $0.2619 | $0.187 |
| Taiwanasia-east1Asia | $0.4498 | $0.1628 | $0.2834 | $0.2024 |
| Milaneurope-west8Europe | $0.4506 | $0.0536 | $0.2839 | $0.2028 |
| Pariseurope-west9Europe | $0.4506 | $0.1138 | $0.2839 | $0.2028 |
| Dallasus-south1North America | $0.4584 | $0.0778 | $0.2888 | $0.2063 |
| Madrideurope-southwest1Europe | $0.4584 | $0.1179 | $0.2888 | $0.2063 |
| Delhiasia-south2Asia | $0.4666 | $0.0462 | $0.2939 | $0.21 |
| Mumbaiasia-south1Asia | $0.4666 | $0.1616 | $0.2939 | $0.21 |
| Los Angelesus-west2North America | $0.4666 | $0.1736 | $0.294 | $0.21 |
| Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America | $0.4666 | $0.1782 | $0.294 | $0.21 |
| Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania | $0.4685 | $0.1964 | $0.2952 | $0.2109 |
| Warsaweurope-central2Europe | $0.4701 | $0.1536 | $0.2961 | $0.2116 |
| Dohame-central1Middle East | $0.472 | $0.0972 | $0.2973 | $0.2124 |
| Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia | $0.4792 | $0.2013 | $0.3019 | $0.2156 |
| Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia | $0.4984 | $0.1438 | $0.314 | $0.2242 |
| Osakaasia-northeast2Asia | $0.4989 | $0.1387 | $0.3143 | $0.2245 |
| Seoulasia-northeast3Asia | $0.4989 | $0.1304 | $0.3143 | $0.2245 |
| Frankfurteurope-west3Europe | $0.5005 | $0.275 | $0.315 | $0.225 |
| Londoneurope-west2Europe | $0.5005 | $0.0996 | $0.315 | $0.225 |
| Berlineurope-west10Europe | $0.5005 | $0.07 | $0.315 | $0.225 |
| Turineurope-west12Europe | $0.5011 | $0.0926 | $0.3157 | $0.2255 |
| Zuricheurope-west6Europe | $0.5089 | $0.1853 | $0.3206 | $0.229 |
| Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia | $0.5224 | $0.2666 | $0.329 | $0.2351 |
| Hong Kongasia-east2Asia | $0.5435 | $0.1384 | $0.3424 | $0.2446 |
| Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania | $0.5512 | $0.2518 | $0.3473 | $0.2481 |
| Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America | $0.5555 | $0.142 | $0.35 | $0.25 |
| São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America | $0.6166 | $0.1492 | $0.3886 | $0.2776 |
| Dammamme-central2Middle East | $0.6216 | $0.1027 | $0.3916 | $0.2797 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 32 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 16 Gbps
- Peak bandwidth
- 16 Gbps
google cloud details
- API name
n2-standard-8- Family
- N2
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 40 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Iowa · $0.3885/hr
- CoreMark score
- 138,567
- Max persistent disks
- 128
- SAP certified
- Yes
- SAPS
- 14,304
- Sustained use discounts
- Yes
n2-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
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs n2-standard-8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | n2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 GiB | Intel Cascade Lake, Intel Ice Lake | $0.3885 | – |
| AWS | m5a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.344 | -11% |
| m6a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | $0.3456 | -11% | |
| Azure | D8as v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.344 | -11% |
| DC8as v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.344 | -11% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 32x8 | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | +8% |
| Linode 32GBburstable CPU | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.288 | -26% | |
| Vultr | vbm-4c-32gb | 8 | 32 GiB | Intel Xeon E3-1270 | $0.164 | -58% |
| vx1-g-8c-32g | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.24 | -38% |
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 |
Similar machine types on Google Cloud
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n2-standard-8 FAQ
How much does n2-standard-8 cost?
n2-standard-8 costs $0.3885 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $284 per month. Across 40 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.3885 in Iowa to $0.6216 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.233 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.2447 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.7565 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does n2-standard-8 have?
n2-standard-8 has 8 vCPUs and 32 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-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).