Google Compute Engine Machine Type e2-medium

Cost-optimized Google Compute Engine machine type e2-medium with 2 vCPU and 4 GB memory. Available in 35 Google Cloud regions. Not all CPU platforms are available in all regions.

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Google Cloud VM e2-medium

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

Series E2
Family Cost-optimized
vCPU 2 Shared
Memory 4 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 3.5 GHz
EEMBC CoreMark Benchmark (?) 14529
EEMBC CoreMark Standard Deviation 6.35 %
EEMBC CoreMark Sample Count 18423
SAP Standard Benchmark (?) -
Network Bandwidth 2 Gbps
Network Tier 1 -
Max. Disk Size 257 TB
Max. Number of Disks 128
Local SSD ❌
SAP Application ❌
SAP HANA ❌
Spot Provisioning Mode (Spot VM) ✔️
Sustained Use Discount (SUD) ❌
GCE API Description Efficient Instance, 2 vCPU (1/2 shared physical core) and 4 GB RAM

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Costs (Pricing) for e2-medium

Average cost and pricing across all regions for Google Cloud VM e2-medium.

Avg. costs per hour 0.0414
Avg. costs per month 30.19
Avg. costs per month with 1 year commitment (CUD) 19.02
Avg. costs per month with 3 year commitment (CUD) 13.59

Costs and pricing for Google Compute Engine machine type e2-medium in Google Cloud regions in which the VM is available.

Region Location #Zones #Platf. Hour ⬇️ Month 1Y CUD 3Y CUD
us-central1 Iowa 🍃 5 4 0.0335 24.46 15.41 11.01
us-east1 South Carolina 4 4 0.0335 24.46 15.41 11.01
us-east5 Columbus 3 4 0.0335 24.46 15.41 11.01
us-west1 Oregon 🍃 3 4 0.0335 24.46 15.41 11.01
europe-north1 Finland 🍃 3 4 0.0369 26.93 16.97 12.12
europe-west1 Belgium 🍃 3 4 0.0369 26.91 16.95 12.11
europe-west4 Netherlands 3 4 0.0369 26.93 16.96 12.12
me-west1 Tel Aviv 3 3 0.0369 26.91 16.95 12.11
northamerica-northeast1 Montréal 🍃 3 4 0.0369 26.93 16.96 12.12
northamerica-northeast2 Toronto 🍃 3 3 0.0369 26.93 16.96 12.12
us-east4 Northern Virginia 3 4 0.0377 27.55 17.35 12.4
us-west4 Las Vegas 3 3 0.0377 27.55 17.35 12.4
asia-east1 Taiwan 3 4 0.0388 28.32 17.84 12.74
us-south1 Dallas 3 3 0.0395 28.86 18.18 12.99
asia-south1 Mumbai 3 4 0.0402 29.38 18.51 13.22
asia-south2 Delhi 3 4 0.0402 29.38 18.51 13.22
us-west2 Los Angeles 3 4 0.0402 29.38 18.51 13.22
us-west3 Salt Lake City 3 4 0.0402 29.38 18.51 13.22
asia-southeast1 Singapore 3 4 0.0413 30.17 19.01 13.58
asia-northeast1 Tokyo 3 4 0.043 31.38 19.77 14.12
asia-northeast2 Osaka 3 3 0.043 31.38 19.77 14.12
asia-northeast3 Seoul 3 3 0.043 31.38 19.77 14.12
europe-central2 Warsaw 3 3 0.0432 31.51 19.85 14.18
europe-west2 London 3 4 0.0432 31.51 19.85 14.18
europe-west3 Frankfurt 3 4 0.0432 31.51 19.85 14.18
asia-southeast2 Jakarta 3 3 0.0451 32.89 20.72 14.8
asia-east2 Hong Kong 3 4 0.0469 34.22 21.56 15.4
europe-west6 Zurich 🍃 3 3 0.0469 34.22 21.56 15.4
europe-west9 Paris 🍃 3 4 0.0469 34.24 21.57 15.41
australia-southeast1 Sydney 3 4 0.0475 34.7 21.86 15.62
australia-southeast2 Melbourne 3 3 0.0475 34.7 21.86 15.62
europe-southwest1 Madrid 🍃 3 4 0.0479 34.98 22.04 15.74
europe-west8 Milan 3 4 0.0479 34.98 22.04 15.74
southamerica-west1 Santiago 3 3 0.0479 34.98 22.04 15.74
southamerica-east1 São Paulo 🍃 3 4 0.0532 38.83 24.46 17.47

Operating System Licenses Costs for e2-medium

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 80.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 43.8
Microsoft Windows Server 33.58
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 124.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP w. 1 year CUD 50.01
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP w. 3 year CUD 44.72
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP 73

Machine Types with 2 vCPU

Name ⬇️ vCPU Memory Avg. costs per hour Avg. costs per month
c2d-highcpu-2 2 = 4 AMD +0.04 0.0844 +31.43 61.62 Compare
c2d-highmem-2 2 +12.00 16 AMD SAP +0.10 0.1379 +70.48 100.67 Compare
c2d-standard-2 2 +4.00 8 AMD SAP +0.06 0.1022 +44.45 74.64 Compare
e2-highcpu-2 2 -2.00 2 Intel AMD +0.02 0.0611 +14.39 44.58 Compare
e2-highmem-2 2 +12.00 16 Intel AMD +0.07 0.1116 +51.26 81.45 Compare
e2-medium 2 Shared 4 Intel AMD 0.0414 30.19
e2-micro 2 Shared -3.00 1 Intel AMD -0.03 0.0103 -22.64 7.55 Compare
e2-small 2 Shared -2.00 2 Intel AMD -0.02 0.0207 -15.09 15.1 Compare
e2-standard-2 2 +4.00 8 Intel AMD +0.04 0.0827 +30.19 60.38 Compare
n1-highcpu-2 2 -2.20 1.8 Intel +0.05 0.0866 +14.08 44.27 SUD Compare
n1-highmem-2 2 +9.00 13 Intel SAP +0.10 0.1446 +43.72 73.91 SUD Compare
n1-standard-2 2 +3.50 7.5 Intel +0.07 0.1162 +29.16 59.35 SUD Compare
n2-highcpu-2 2 -2.00 2 Intel +0.05 0.087 +20.60 50.79 SUD Compare
n2-highmem-2 2 +12.00 16 Intel SAP +0.12 0.1589 +62.62 92.81 SUD Compare
n2-standard-2 2 +4.00 8 Intel SAP +0.08 0.1178 +38.61 68.8 SUD Compare
n2d-highcpu-2 2 -2.00 2 AMD +0.03 0.0727 +12.27 42.46 SUD Compare
n2d-highmem-2 2 +12.00 16 AMD SAP +0.09 0.1328 +47.39 77.58 SUD Compare
n2d-standard-2 2 +4.00 8 AMD SAP +0.06 0.0984 +27.32 57.51 SUD Compare
t2a-standard-2 2 +4.00 8 Arm +0.04 0.0856 +32.27 62.46 Compare
t2d-standard-2 2 +4.00 8 AMD SAP +0.06 0.0997 +42.61 72.8 Compare