n4a-standard-8

Compute Engine · N4A family

The n4a-standard-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.308 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.308

$225/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1167

−62% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.2033

−34% vs on-demand

n4a-standard-8 price by region

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

Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.308$0.1167$0.2033$0.1386
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.308$0.1564$0.2033$0.1386
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.308$0.1224$0.2033$0.1386
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.308$0.1224$0.2033$0.1386
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.3234$0.1569$0.2134$0.1456
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.339$0.2033$0.2239$0.1526
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.351$0.187$0.2318$0.158
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.3634$0.1936$0.2399$0.1636
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.3798$0.2278$0.2508$0.171

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Google Axion
CPU vendor
Google Axion
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
3 GHz (turbo 3 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
n4a-standard-8
Family
N4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
9 (Asia, Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.308/hr
Max persistent disks
16

n4a-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 n4a-standard-8
Google Cloudn4a-standard-8832 GiBGoogle Axion$0.308–
AWSm6g.2xlarge832 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.3080%
m7g.2xlarge832 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.3264+6%
AzureD8ps v6832 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.281-9%
D8ps v5832 GiBAmpere Altra$0.3080%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8x86 CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+36%
Linode 32GBx86 CPU · burstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-6%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gbx86 CPU832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-47%
vx1-g-8c-32gx86 CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.24-22%

N4A family sizes

all about N4A→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
n4a-highcpu-112 GiB–$0.0325$23.71$0.0123$0.0214
n4a-standard-114 GiB–$0.0385$28.11$0.0146$0.0254
n4a-highmem-118 GiB–$0.0505$36.89$0.0191$0.0334
n4a-highcpu-224 GiB–$0.065$47.42$0.0246$0.0429
n4a-standard-228 GiB–$0.077$56.21$0.0292$0.0508
n4a-highmem-2216 GiB–$0.1011$73.79$0.0383$0.0667
n4a-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1299$94.84$0.0492$0.0858
n4a-standard-4416 GiB–$0.154$112$0.0583$0.1016
n4a-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.2022$148$0.0766$0.1334
n4a-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.2598$190$0.0984$0.1715
n4a-standard-8832 GiB–$0.308$225$0.1167$0.2033
n4a-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.4043$295$0.1532$0.2669
n4a-highcpu-161632 GiB–$0.5197$379$0.1968$0.343
n4a-standard-161664 GiB–$0.616$450$0.2333$0.4066
n4a-highmem-1616128 GiB–$0.8086$590$0.3064$0.5338
n4a-highcpu-323264 GiB–$1.039$759$0.3937$0.686
n4a-standard-3232128 GiB–$1.232$899$0.4667$0.8132
n4a-highmem-3232256 GiB–$1.617$1,181$0.6127$1.068
n4a-highcpu-484896 GiB–$1.559$1,138$0.5905$1.029
n4a-standard-4848192 GiB–$1.848$1,349$0.70$1.22
n4a-highmem-4848384 GiB–$2.426$1,771$0.9191$1.601
n4a-highcpu-6464128 GiB–$2.079$1,517$0.7873$1.372
n4a-standard-6464256 GiB–$2.464$1,799$0.9334$1.626
n4a-highmem-6464512 GiB–$3.235$2,361$1.225$2.135

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

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n4a-standard-8 FAQ

How much does n4a-standard-8 cost?

n4a-standard-8 costs $0.308 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $225 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.308 in Iowa to $0.3798 in Singapore. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1167 per hour (62% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.2033 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.676 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does n4a-standard-8 have?

n4a-standard-8 has 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Google Axion. It is a general purpose machine type in the N4A family.

What are the equivalents of n4a-standard-8 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m6g.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.308/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D8ps v6 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.281/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).