Google Compute Engine Machine Type e2-highmem-2

General-purpose Google Compute Engine machine type e2-highmem-2 with 2 vCPU and 16 GB memory. Available in 42 Google Cloud regions. Not all CPU platforms are available in all regions.

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Google Cloud VM e2-highmem-2

Technical facts about the Google Compute Engine machine type e2-highmem-2.

Series E2
Family General-purpose
vCPU 2
Memory 16 GB
CPU Manufactur Intel AMD
CPU Platform
  • Intel Broadwell
  • Intel Haswell
  • Intel Skylake
  • AMD Rome
CPU Base Frequency 2.25 GHz
CPU Turbo Frequency 2.7 GHz
CPU Max. Turbo Frequency 3.3 GHz
EEMBC CoreMark Benchmark (?) 26243
EEMBC CoreMark Standard Deviation 1.2 %
EEMBC CoreMark Sample Count 696
SAP Standard Benchmark (?) -
Network Bandwidth 4 Gbps
Network Tier 1 -
Max. Disk Size 257 TB
Max. Number of Disks 128
Local SSD ❌ Optional
SAP Application ❌
SAP HANA ❌
Spot Provisioning Mode (Spot VM) ✔️
Sustained Use Discount (SUD) ❌
GCE API Description Efficient Instance, 2 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM

Costs (Pricing) for e2-highmem-2

Cost and pricing across all regions for Google Cloud VM e2-highmem-2.

Price per Hour

Min. Avg. Max.
Standard price per hour 0.0904 0.1105 0.1446
Spot provisioning model (Spot VM) 0.0093 0.0342 0.0579

Price per Month

Min. Avg. Max.
Price per month 65.99 80.64 105.59
Spot provisioning model (Spot VM) 6.77 24.98 42.23
1 year commitment (CUD) 41.57 50.8 66.52
3 year commitment (CUD) 29.7 36.29 47.51

Operating System Licenses Costs

Monthly costs for paid premium operating system licenses for Google Compute Engine machine type e2-highmem-2.

Operating System Month 1Y CUD 3Y CUD
Microsoft Windows Server 67.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 80.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 21.02 21.02 21.02
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 124.1 50.01 44.72
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP 32.85 32.85 32.85

Price per Region

Costs and pricing for Google Compute Engine machine type e2-highmem-2 in Google Cloud regions in which the VM is available. Between the most expensive and the cheapest region is a price difference of 37%.

Region Location #Zones #Platf. Hour Spot Month 1Y CUD 3Y CUD
us-central1 Iowa 🍃 5 4 0.0904 0.0361 65.99 41.57 29.7
us-east1 South Carolina 4 4 0.0904 0.0361 65.99 41.57 29.7
us-east5 Columbus 3 4 0.0904 0.0189 65.99 41.57 29.7
us-west1 Oregon 🍃 3 4 0.0904 0.0361 65.99 41.57 29.7
europe-north2 Stockholm 3 3 0.0949 0.0285 69.29 43.65 31.18
northamerica-south1 Mexico 3 3 0.0985 0.0357 71.93 45.32 32.37
europe-west1 Belgium 🍃 3 4 0.0994 0.0398 72.59 45.73 32.67
me-west1 Tel Aviv 3 4 0.0994 0.0398 72.59 45.73 32.67
europe-north1 Finland 🍃 3 4 0.0995 0.0244 72.65 45.77 32.69
europe-west4 Netherlands 🍃 3 4 0.0995 0.0397 72.65 45.77 32.69
northamerica-northeast1 Montréal 🍃 3 4 0.0995 0.0199 72.65 45.77 32.69
northamerica-northeast2 Toronto 🍃 3 4 0.0995 0.0208 72.65 45.77 32.69
us-east4 Northern Virginia 3 4 0.1018 0.0406 74.32 46.82 33.44
us-west4 Las Vegas 3 4 0.1018 0.0093 74.32 46.82 33.44
asia-east1 Taiwan 3 4 0.1047 0.0419 76.41 48.14 34.39
europe-west8 Milan 3 4 0.1049 0.0364 76.55 48.22 34.45
europe-west9 Paris 🍃 3 4 0.1049 0.0419 76.55 48.22 34.45
europe-southwest1 Madrid 🍃 3 4 0.1067 0.0427 77.87 49.05 35.05
us-south1 Dallas 🍃 3 4 0.1067 0.0348 77.87 49.06 35.04
asia-south1 Mumbai 3 4 0.1086 0.0434 79.26 49.93 35.67
asia-south2 Delhi 3 4 0.1086 0.0337 79.26 49.93 35.67
us-west2 Los Angeles 3 4 0.1086 0.0227 79.26 49.94 35.67
us-west3 Salt Lake City 3 4 0.1086 0.0249 79.26 49.94 35.67
australia-southeast2 Melbourne 3 4 0.109 0.0436 79.58 50.14 35.81
me-central1 Doha 3 4 0.1098 0.0439 80.18 50.51 36.08
asia-southeast1 Singapore 3 4 0.1115 0.0436 81.4 51.29 36.63
asia-northeast1 Tokyo 3 4 0.1159 0.0464 84.59 53.29 38.07
asia-northeast2 Osaka 3 4 0.1159 0.036 84.59 53.29 38.07
asia-northeast3 Seoul 3 4 0.1159 0.0278 84.59 53.29 38.07
europe-central2 Warsaw 3 4 0.1165 0.0237 85.02 53.56 38.26
europe-west2 London 🍃 3 4 0.1165 0.032 85.02 53.56 38.26
europe-west3 Frankfurt 🍃 3 4 0.1165 0.0466 85.02 53.56 38.26
europe-west12 Turin 3 4 0.1166 0.0334 85.13 53.63 38.31
africa-south1 Johannesburg 3 3 0.1182 0.0301 86.32 54.38 38.84
asia-southeast2 Jakarta 3 4 0.1215 0.0292 88.73 55.9 39.93
asia-east2 Hong Kong 3 4 0.1265 0.0179 92.33 58.17 41.55
europe-west6 Zurich 🍃 3 4 0.1265 0.0495 92.33 58.17 41.55
australia-southeast1 Sydney 3 4 0.1283 0.0434 93.63 58.99 42.13
southamerica-west1 Santiago 🍃 3 4 0.1293 0.0339 94.37 59.45 42.47
europe-west10 Berlin 🍃 3 4 0.1392 0.0283 101.63 64.03 45.73
southamerica-east1 São Paulo 🍃 3 4 0.1435 0.0223 104.75 65.99 47.14
me-central2 Dammam 3 3 0.1446 0.0579 105.59 66.52 47.51