t2a-standard-16

Compute Engine · T2A family

The t2a-standard-16 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 16 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on Ampere Altra with up to 32 gbps networking, starting at $0.616 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64ampere
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
64 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Ampere

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.616

$450/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.3161

−49% vs on-demand

regions
3

across 3 areas

t2a-standard-16 price by region

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

Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.616$0.3161
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.6471$0.3864
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.7597$0.2571

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
64 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Ampere Altra
CPU vendor
Ampere
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
3 GHz (turbo 3 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
32 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
t2a-standard-16
Family
T2A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
3 (Asia, Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.616/hr
CoreMark score
375,477
Max persistent disks
128

t2a-standard-16 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 t2a-standard-16
Google Cloudt2a-standard-161664 GiBAmpere Altra$0.616–
AWSm6g.4xlarge1664 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.6160%
m7g.4xlarge1664 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.6528+6%
AzureD16ps v61664 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.562-9%
D16ps v51664 GiBAmpere Altra$0.6160%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 64x16x86 CPU1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84+36%
Linode 64GBx86 CPU · burstable CPU1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.576-6%
Vultrvx1-g-16c-64gx86 CPU1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.48-22%
vbm-8c-64gb-amdx86 CPU1664 GiBAMD EPYC 4345P$0.55-11%

T2A family sizes

all about T2A→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
t2a-standard-114 GiB–$0.0385$28.11$0.0198
t2a-standard-228 GiB–$0.077$56.21$0.0395
t2a-standard-4416 GiB–$0.154$112$0.079
t2a-standard-8832 GiB–$0.308$225$0.158
t2a-standard-161664 GiB–$0.616$450$0.3161
t2a-standard-3232128 GiB–$1.232$899$0.6322
t2a-standard-4848192 GiB–$1.848$1,349$0.9483

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

other Google Cloud families with a similar shape, cheapest first

t2a-standard-16 FAQ

How much does t2a-standard-16 cost?

t2a-standard-16 costs $0.616 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $450 per month. Across 3 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.616 in Iowa to $0.7597 in Singapore. Spot VM capacity costs $0.3161 per hour (49% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.352 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does t2a-standard-16 have?

t2a-standard-16 has 16 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Ampere Altra. It is a general purpose machine type in the T2A family.

What are the equivalents of t2a-standard-16 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m6g.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.616/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D16ps v6 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.562/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-16c-64g (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.48/hour in New Jersey).