c2d-standard-8vsc3d-standard-8

c2d-standard-8 and c3d-standard-8 cost the same on demand in Iowa, $0.3632 per hour.

At a glancec2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8
On-demand$0.3632/hr$0.3632/hr
Lowest rate$0.1664/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0875/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC MilanAMD EPYC Genoa
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8c3d-standard-8 vs c2d-standard-8
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3632$0.3632Same
SpotCan be interrupted54% off$0.166476% off$0.0875▼ 47%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.228837% off$0.2288Same
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.163455% off$0.1634Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c2d-standard-8 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c3d-standard-8 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC MilanAMD EPYC Genoa
MemoryAll 1 matchc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 1 differc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8
NetworkUp to 16 GbpsUp to 20 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details2 of 2 differc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8
Familyc2dc3d
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8
SeriesC2DC3D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c2d-standard-8 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc2d-standard-8c3d-standard-8Difference
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.2397$0.3777▲ 58%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.3632$0.3632Same
Oregonus-west1$0.3632$0.3632Same
South Carolinaus-east1$0.3632$0.3632Same
Tel Avivme-west1$0.3995$0.3995Same
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.3999$0.3999Same
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.3999$0.3814▼ 5%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.409$0.4091Same
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.409$0.3632▼ 11%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.4205$0.4205Same
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.4481$0.4481Same
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.4679$0.4286▼ 8%
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1$0.5155$0.454▼ 12%
Dammamme-central2$0.5811$0.5811Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c2d-standard-8Compute optimized, c2d family
c2d-standard-8 prices and specsEvery size in the c2d family

Compare c2d-standard-8 with

c2-standard-8
c3d-standard-8General purpose, c3d family
c3d-standard-8 prices and specsEvery size in the c3d family

Compare c3d-standard-8 with

c3-standard-8c4d-standard-8

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GCP Compute Engine Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.