c3d-standard-8vsc4d-standard-8

c3d-standard-8 is 2% cheaper than c4d-standard-8 on demand in Iowa, saving $4.96 a month.

At a glancec3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8
On-demand$0.3632/hr2% less$0.37/hr
Lowest rate$0.0875/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1639/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 31 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaAMD EPYC Turin
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8c4d-standard-8 vs c3d-standard-8
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3632$0.37▲ 2%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.087556% off$0.1639▲ 87%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.228837% off$0.2331▲ 2%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.163455% off$0.1665▲ 2%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c3d-standard-8 leads
On-demand price$0.3632 vs $0.37 per hour
2% cheaper
Max persistent disks128 vs 16
8× higher
Memory (GiB)32 vs 31
3% higher
Where c4d-standard-8 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaAMD EPYC Turin
Memory1 of 1 differc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8
Memory (GiB)3231
NetworkingAll 1 matchc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8
NetworkUp to 20 GbpsUp to 20 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks12816
Instance details1 of 2 differc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8
Familyc3dc4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8
SeriesC3DC4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c3d-standard-8 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc3d-standard-8c4d-standard-8Difference
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.3632$0.37▲ 2%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.3632$0.37▲ 2%
Oregonus-west1$0.3632$0.37▲ 2%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.3632$0.37▲ 2%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.3777$0.3848▲ 2%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.3814$0.3885▲ 2%
Tel Avivme-west1$0.3995$0.407▲ 2%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.3999$0.4074▲ 2%
Columbusus-east5$0.4091$0.37▼ 10%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.4091$0.4167▲ 2%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.4205$0.4284▲ 2%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.4286$0.4366▲ 2%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.4481$0.4565▲ 2%
Dammamme-central2$0.5811$0.592▲ 2%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare c3d-standard-8 with

c3-standard-8c2d-standard-8
c4d-standard-8General purpose, c4d family
c4d-standard-8 prices and specsEvery size in the c4d family

Compare c4d-standard-8 with

c4-standard-8c4a-standard-8

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