Google Compute Engine Machine Type n2-standard-2

General-purpose Google Compute Engine machine type n2-standard-2 with 2 vCPU and 8 GB memory. GCE machine type n2-standard-2 is certified for SAP applications on Google Cloud Platform. Available in 37 Google Cloud regions. Not all CPU platforms are available in all regions.

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Google Cloud VM n2-standard-2

Technical facts about the Google Compute Engine machine type n2-standard-2.

Series N2
Family General-purpose
vCPU 2
Memory 8 GB
CPU Manufactur Intel
CPU Platform
  • Intel Ice Lake
  • Intel Cascade Lake
CPU Base Frequency 2.8 GHz
CPU Turbo Frequency 3.4 GHz
CPU Max. Turbo Frequency 3.9 GHz
EEMBC CoreMark Benchmark (?) 33676
EEMBC CoreMark Standard Deviation 0.96 %
EEMBC CoreMark Sample Count 964
SAP Standard Benchmark (?) 3576
Network Bandwidth 10 Gbps
Network Tier 1 -
Max. Disk Size 257 TB
Max. Number of Disks 128
Local SSD ✔️
SAP Application ✔️ Certified for SAP
SAP HANA
Spot Provisioning Mode (Spot VM) ✔️
Sustained Use Discount (SUD) ✔️
GCE API Description 2 vCPUs 8 GB RAM

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Costs (Pricing) for n2-standard-2

Cost and pricing across all regions for Google Cloud VM n2-standard-2.

Price per Hour

Min. Avg. Max.
Standard price per hour 0.0971 0.118 0.1542
Spot provisioning model (Spot VM) 0.0118 0.0255 0.0364
Discount Spot VM vs. standard 0.0701 (71%) 0.0925 (78%) 0.1379 (90%)

Price per Month

Min. Avg. Max.
Price per month with sustained use discount (SUD) 56.73 68.92 90.05
Spot provisioning model (Spot VM) 8.58 18.61 26.6
Discount Spot VM vs. month 37 (63%) 50.31 (73%) 78.18 (87%)
1 year commitment (CUD) 44.66 54.12 70.92
Discount 1Y CUD vs. month 12.07 (21%) 14.8 (21%) 19.13 (25%)
3 year commitment (CUD) 31.91 38.66 50.66
Discount 3Y CUD vs. month 24.83 (44%) 30.26 (44%) 39.39 (47%)

Price per Region

Costs and pricing for Google Compute Engine machine type n2-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 37%.

Region Location #Zones #Platf. Hour ⬇️ Spot Month 1Y CUD 3Y CUD
us-central1 Iowa 🍃 5 2 0.0971 0.0235 56.73 SUD 44.66 31.91
us-east1 South Carolina 4 2 0.0971 0.0235 56.73 SUD 44.66 31.91
us-east5 Columbus 3 2 0.0971 0.027 56.73 SUD 44.66 31.91
us-west1 Oregon 🍃 3 2 0.0971 0.0235 56.73 SUD 44.66 31.91
europe-west1 Belgium 🍃 3 2 0.1068 0.0185 62.41 SUD 49.13 35.09
me-west1 Tel Aviv 3 2 0.1068 0.0258 62.4 SUD 49.13 35.1
europe-north1 Finland 🍃 3 2 0.1069 0.0259 62.46 SUD 49.17 35.12
europe-west4 Netherlands 3 2 0.1069 0.0259 62.45 SUD 49.17 35.12
northamerica-northeast1 Montréal 🍃 3 2 0.1069 0.0259 62.45 SUD 49.17 35.12
northamerica-northeast2 Toronto 🍃 3 2 0.1069 0.0119 62.45 SUD 49.17 35.12
us-east4 Northern Virginia 3 2 0.1094 0.0192 63.89 SUD 47.79 34.14
us-west4 Las Vegas 3 2 0.1094 0.0218 63.89 SUD 47.79 34.14
asia-east1 Taiwan 3 2 0.1125 0.0209 65.69 SUD 51.72 36.94
europe-west8 Milan 3 1 0.1127 0.0211 65.81 SUD 51.81 37.01
europe-west9 Paris 🍃 3 1 0.1127 0.0245 65.81 SUD 51.81 37.01
europe-southwest1 Madrid 🍃 3 2 0.1146 0.0215 66.94 SUD 52.7 37.65
us-south1 Dallas 3 1 0.1146 0.0248 66.94 SUD 52.7 37.65
asia-south1 Mumbai 3 2 0.1166 0.0257 68.14 SUD 53.64 38.32
asia-south2 Delhi 3 2 0.1166 0.0118 68.14 SUD 53.64 38.32
us-west2 Los Angeles 3 2 0.1167 0.0283 68.14 SUD 53.65 38.32
us-west3 Salt Lake City 3 2 0.1167 0.0325 68.14 SUD 53.65 38.32
me-central1 Doha 3 1 0.118 0.0286 68.93 SUD 54.27 38.77
asia-southeast1 Singapore 3 2 0.1198 0.0262 69.98 SUD 55.09 39.36
asia-northeast1 Tokyo 3 2 0.1246 0.0311 72.78 SUD 57.3 40.92
asia-northeast2 Osaka 3 2 0.1247 0.0312 72.85 SUD 57.36 40.97
asia-northeast3 Seoul 3 2 0.1247 0.0364 72.85 SUD 57.36 40.97
europe-central2 Warsaw 3 2 0.1251 0.0331 73.09 SUD 57.49 41.06
europe-west2 London 3 2 0.1251 0.0126 73.09 SUD 57.49 41.06
europe-west3 Frankfurt 3 2 0.1251 0.0287 73.09 SUD 57.49 41.06
europe-west12 Turin 3 1 0.1253 0.0303 73.18 SUD 57.62 41.16
asia-southeast2 Jakarta 3 2 0.1306 0.0363 76.28 SUD 60.05 42.9
asia-east2 Hong Kong 3 2 0.1359 0.0325 79.38 SUD 62.49 44.64
europe-west6 Zurich 🍃 3 2 0.1359 0.0244 79.36 SUD 62.48 44.63
australia-southeast1 Sydney 3 2 0.1378 0.0317 80.5 SUD 63.39 45.28
australia-southeast2 Melbourne 3 2 0.1378 0.0255 80.5 SUD 63.39 45.28
southamerica-west1 Santiago 3 1 0.1389 0.0348 81.13 SUD 63.87 45.62
southamerica-east1 São Paulo 🍃 3 1 0.1542 0.0163 90.05 SUD 70.92 50.66

Operating System Licenses Costs for n2-standard-2

Monthly costs for paid premium operating system licenses for Google Compute Engine machine type n2-standard-2.

Operating System Month 1Y CUD 3Y CUD
Microsoft Windows Server 67.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 80.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 43.8 35.04 33.58
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 124.1 50.01 44.72
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP 73 58.4 55.55

Machine Types with 2 vCPU

Name ⬇️ vCPU Memory Avg. costs per hour Avg. costs per Spot VM hour Avg. costs per month
c2d-highcpu-2 2 -4.00 4 AMD Spot -0.0365 0.0815 -0.0059 0.0196 -9.4400 59.48
c2d-highmem-2 2 +8.00 16 AMD SAP Spot +0.0151 0.1331 +0.0065 0.032 +28.2600 97.18
c2d-standard-2 2 = 8 AMD SAP Spot -0.0193 0.0987 -0.0018 0.0237 +3.1300 72.05
e2-highcpu-2 2 -6.00 2 Intel AMD Spot -0.0579 0.0601 -0.0077 0.0178 -25.0400 43.88
e2-highmem-2 2 +8.00 16 Intel AMD Spot -0.0082 0.1098 +0.0071 0.0326 +11.2400 80.16
e2-medium 2 Shared -4.00 4 Intel AMD Spot -0.0773 0.0407 -0.0134 0.0121 -39.2100 29.71
e2-micro 2 Shared -7.00 1 Intel AMD Spot -0.1078 0.0102 -0.0225 0.003 -61.4900 7.43
e2-small 2 Shared -6.00 2 Intel AMD Spot -0.0976 0.0204 -0.0195 0.006 -54.0600 14.86
e2-standard-2 2 = 8 Intel AMD Spot -0.0366 0.0814 -0.0014 0.0241 -9.4900 59.43
n1-highcpu-2 2 -6.20 1.8 Intel Spot -0.0317 0.0863 -0.0102 0.0153 -24.8000 44.12 SUD
n1-highmem-2 2 +5.00 13 Intel SAP Spot +0.0261 0.1441 = 0.0255 +4.7300 73.65 SUD
n1-standard-2 2 -0.50 7.5 Intel Spot -0.0023 0.1157 -0.0050 0.0205 -9.7700 59.15 SUD
n2-highcpu-2 2 -6.00 2 Intel Spot -0.0309 0.0871 -0.0067 0.0188 -18.0400 50.88 SUD
n2-highmem-2 2 +8.00 16 Intel SAP Spot +0.0412 0.1592 +0.0089 0.0344 +24.0500 92.97 SUD
n2-standard-2 2 8 Intel SAP Spot 0.118 0.0255 68.92 SUD
n2d-highcpu-2 2 -6.00 2 AMD Spot -0.0438 0.0742 -0.0099 0.0156 -25.5700 43.35 SUD
n2d-highmem-2 2 +8.00 16 AMD SAP Spot +0.0176 0.1356 +0.0031 0.0286 +10.2800 79.2 SUD
n2d-standard-2 2 = 8 AMD SAP Spot -0.0175 0.1005 -0.0043 0.0212 -10.2100 58.71 SUD
t2a-standard-2 2 = 8 Arm Spot -0.0324 0.0856 +0.0002 0.0257 -6.4600 62.46
t2d-standard-2 2 = 8 AMD SAP Spot -0.0178 0.1002 -0.0039 0.0216 +4.2600 73.18