c3-standard-8-lssdvsc3d-standard-8-lssd

c3d-standard-8-lssd is 17% cheaper than c3-standard-8-lssd on demand in Iowa, saving $59.20 a month.

At a glancec3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd
On-demand$0.4854/hr$0.4043/hr17% less
Lowest rate$0.1923/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.112/hr42% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids)AMD EPYC Genoa
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd vs c3-standard-8-lssd
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4854$0.4043▼ 17%
SpotCan be interrupted60% off$0.192372% off$0.112▼ 42%
1-yr committed useNo upfront31% off$0.336233% off$0.2699▼ 20%
3-yr committed useNo upfront46% off$0.263649% off$0.2045▼ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c3-standard-8-lssd leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c3d-standard-8-lssd leads
On-demand price$0.4043 vs $0.4854 per hour
17% cheaper

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids)AMD EPYC Genoa
MemoryAll 1 matchc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 1 differc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd
NetworkUp to 23 GbpsUp to 20 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd
Storage2 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD1 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd
Familyc3c3d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssd
SeriesC3C3D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c3-standard-8-lssd first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc3-standard-8-lssdc3d-standard-8-lssdDifference
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.4854$0.4043▼ 17%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.4854$0.4043▼ 17%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.4854$0.4043▼ 17%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.5015$0.4188▼ 16%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.5056$0.4224▼ 16%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.5262$0.441▼ 16%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.5446$0.4543▼ 17%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.558$0.4697▼ 16%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.5796$0.4892▼ 16%

Keep exploring

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

c3-standard-8-lssdGeneral purpose, c3 family
c3-standard-8-lssd prices and specsEvery size in the c3 family

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Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

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