Google Compute Engine Machine Type e2-standard-2

General-purpose Google Compute Engine machine type e2-standard-2 with 2 vCPU and 8 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-standard-2

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

Series E2
Family General-purpose
vCPU 2
Memory 8 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 (?) 26255
EEMBC CoreMark Standard Deviation 1.94 %
EEMBC CoreMark Sample Count 712
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) βœ”οΈ
Sustained Use Discount (SUD) ❌
GCE API Description Efficient Instance, 2 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM

Costs (Pricing) for e2-standard-2

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

Price per Hour

Min. Avg. Max.
Standard price per hour 0.067 0.0809 0.1072
Spot provisioning model (Spot VM) 0.0075 0.0256 0.0367

Price per Month

Min. Avg. Max.
Price per month 48.92 59.05 78.27
Spot provisioning model (Spot VM) 5.49 18.69 26.78
1 year commitment (CUD) 30.82 37.2 49.31
3 year commitment (CUD) 22.01 26.57 35.22

Operating System Licenses Costs

Monthly costs for paid premium operating system licenses for Google Compute Engine machine type e2-standard-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-standard-2 in Google Cloud regions in which the VM is available. Between the most expensive and the cheapest region is a price difference of 38%.

Region Location #Zones #Platf. Hour Spot Month 1Y CUD 3Y CUD
us-central1 Iowa πŸƒ 4 4 0.067 0.0295 48.92 30.82 22.01
us-east1 South Carolina 3 4 0.067 0.0295 48.92 30.82 22.01
us-east5 Columbus 3 4 0.067 0.0153 48.92 30.82 22.01
us-west1 Oregon πŸƒ 3 4 0.067 0.0295 48.92 30.82 22.01
europe-north2 Stockholm πŸƒ 3 3 0.0704 0.0206 51.36 32.36 23.11
northamerica-south1 Mexico 3 3 0.073 0.0265 53.32 33.59 23.99
africa-south1 Johannesburg 3 3 0.0737 0.0209 53.81 33.9 24.22
europe-west1 Belgium πŸƒ 3 4 0.0737 0.0295 53.81 33.9 24.22
me-west1 Tel Aviv 3 4 0.0737 0.0238 53.81 33.9 24.21
europe-north1 Finland πŸƒ 3 4 0.0738 0.0162 53.86 33.93 24.24
europe-west4 Netherlands πŸƒ 3 4 0.0738 0.0279 53.85 33.93 24.23
northamerica-northeast1 MontrΓ©al πŸƒ 3 4 0.0738 0.0174 53.85 33.93 24.23
northamerica-northeast2 Toronto πŸƒ 3 4 0.0738 0.0111 53.85 33.93 24.23
us-east4 Northern Virginia 3 4 0.0755 0.0346 55.09 34.71 24.79
us-west4 Las Vegas 3 4 0.0755 0.0075 55.09 34.71 24.79
asia-east1 Taiwan 3 4 0.0776 0.0341 56.64 35.68 25.49
europe-west8 Milan 3 4 0.0777 0.0294 56.74 35.75 25.54
europe-west9 Paris πŸƒ 3 4 0.0777 0.0264 56.74 35.75 25.54
europe-southwest1 Madrid πŸƒ 3 4 0.0791 0.0348 57.73 36.36 25.98
us-south1 Dallas πŸƒ 3 4 0.0791 0.0167 57.72 36.37 25.98
asia-south1 Mumbai 3 4 0.0805 0.0354 58.75 37.01 26.44
asia-south2 Delhi 3 4 0.0805 0.03 58.75 37.01 26.44
us-west2 Los Angeles 3 4 0.0805 0.0217 58.76 37.02 26.44
us-west3 Salt Lake City 3 4 0.0805 0.0177 58.76 37.02 26.44
australia-southeast2 Melbourne 3 4 0.0808 0.0355 59 37.17 26.55
europe-central2 Warsaw 3 4 0.0811 0.0203 59.19 37.29 26.64
me-central1 Doha 3 4 0.0814 0.0326 59.44 37.44 26.75
asia-southeast1 Singapore 3 4 0.0827 0.0364 60.35 38.02 27.16
asia-northeast1 Tokyo 3 4 0.086 0.0361 62.75 39.54 28.24
asia-northeast2 Osaka 3 4 0.086 0.0294 62.75 39.54 28.24
asia-northeast3 Seoul 3 4 0.086 0.0211 62.75 39.54 28.24
europe-west10 Berlin 3 4 0.0863 0.0142 63.03 39.71 28.36
europe-west2 London πŸƒ 3 4 0.0863 0.0237 63.02 39.71 28.36
europe-west3 Frankfurt 3 4 0.0863 0.0345 63.02 39.71 28.36
europe-west12 Turin 3 4 0.0864 0.02 63.1 39.76 28.4
europe-west6 Zurich πŸƒ 3 4 0.0878 0.0367 64.08 40.37 28.84
asia-southeast2 Jakarta 3 4 0.0901 0.0156 65.78 41.44 29.6
asia-east2 Hong Kong 3 4 0.0938 0.016 68.45 43.12 30.8
australia-southeast1 Sydney 3 4 0.0951 0.0351 69.41 43.73 31.23
southamerica-west1 Santiago πŸƒ 3 4 0.0958 0.029 69.95 44.07 31.48
southamerica-east1 SΓ£o Paulo πŸƒ 3 4 0.1064 0.017 77.65 48.92 34.94
me-central2 Dammam 3 3 0.1072 0.0365 78.27 49.31 35.22