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N2D
General PurposeBalanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads. From web servers to development environments, these VMs deliver predictable performance at competitive price points.
Specifications
vCPUs
2-224
Memory
2-896 GB
Network
Up to 100 Gbps
Synthetic Benchmarks
| Category | Metric | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpu | Geekbench 6 Single-Core | 1,410 points | Geekbench Browser |
| cpu | Geekbench 6 Multi-Core | 12,800 points | Geekbench Browser |
| memory | STREAM Bandwidth | 38.6 GB/s | GCP Documentation |
| memory | Memory Latency | 82 ns | GCP Performance Benchmarks |
| network | Max Bandwidth | 100 Gbps | GCP Documentation |
Workload Performance
Workload Performance Summary
Best result per workload category (mixed units -- see table below for details)
| Workload | Metric | Machine Type | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Serving | Nginx Requests/sec | n2d-standard-8 | 64,000 req/s | Static file serving, 100 concurrent connections, wrk benchmark |
Pricing
On-demand pricing in us-central1. Spot and committed-use discounts shown for comparison.
| Machine Type | vCPUs | Memory | On-Demand/hr | Spot/hr | 1yr CUD/hr | 3yr CUD/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n2d-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GB | $0.169 | $0.051 | $0.106 | $0.076 |
| n2d-standard-8 | 8 | 32 GB | $0.338 | $0.101 | $0.213 | $0.152 |
| n2d-standard-16 | 16 | 64 GB | $0.676 | $0.203 | $0.426 | $0.304 |