n2-standard-128vsn2d-standard-128

n2d-standard-128 is 13% cheaper than n2-standard-128 on demand in Iowa, saving $589.91 a month.

At a glancen2-standard-128n2d-standard-128
On-demand$6.216/hr$5.407/hr13% less
Lowest rate$2.797/hr3-yr committed use, no upfront$2.433/hr13% less3-yr committed use, no upfront
Size128 vCPUs, 512 GiB128 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)AMD EPYC Milan
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

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

Optionn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128n2d-standard-128 vs n2-standard-128
On-demandPay by the hour$6.216$5.407▼ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted40% off$3.72847% off$2.876▼ 23%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$3.91637% off$3.407▼ 13%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$2.79755% off$2.433▼ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where n2-standard-128 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where n2d-standard-128 leads
On-demand price$5.407 vs $6.216 per hour
13% cheaper

Specs

3 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128
vCPUs128128
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon (Ice Lake) or Intel Xeon (Cascade Lake)AMD EPYC Milan
MemoryAll 1 matchn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128
Memory (GiB)512512
NetworkingAll 1 matchn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128
NetworkUp to 32 GbpsUp to 32 Gbps
StorageAll 2 matchn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks128128
Instance details1 of 2 differn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128
Familyn2n2d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128
SeriesN2N2D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for n2-standard-128 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionn2-standard-128n2d-standard-128Difference
Columbusus-east5$6.216$5.407▼ 13%
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$6.216$5.407▼ 13%
Oregonus-west1$6.216$5.407▼ 13%
South Carolinaus-east1$6.216$5.407▼ 13%
Tel Avivme-west1$6.837$5.948▼ 13%
Belgiumeurope-west1$6.837$5.949▼ 13%
Johannesburgafrica-south1$6.837$5.949▼ 13%
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1$6.843$5.953▼ 13%
Netherlandseurope-west4$6.843$5.953▼ 13%
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2$6.843$5.953▼ 13%
Finlandeurope-north1$6.843$5.954▼ 13%
Las Vegasus-west4$7.00$6.09▼ 13%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$7.00$6.09▼ 13%
Taiwanasia-east1$7.197$6.261▼ 13%
Milaneurope-west8$7.21$6.273▼ 13%
Pariseurope-west9$7.21$6.273▼ 13%
Dallasus-south1$7.334$6.381▼ 13%
Madrideurope-southwest1$7.334$6.381▼ 13%
Delhiasia-south2$7.465$6.495▼ 13%
Mumbaiasia-south1$7.465$3.569▼ 52%
Los Angelesus-west2$7.466$6.495▼ 13%
Salt Lake Cityus-west3$7.466$6.495▼ 13%
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$7.496$6.522▼ 13%
Warsaweurope-central2$7.521$6.543▼ 13%
Dohame-central1$7.552$6.57▼ 13%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$7.668$6.671▼ 13%
Tokyoasia-northeast1$7.974$6.937▼ 13%
Osakaasia-northeast2$7.982$6.944▼ 13%
Seoulasia-northeast3$7.982$6.944▼ 13%
Frankfurteurope-west3$8.008$6.967▼ 13%
Londoneurope-west2$8.008$6.967▼ 13%
Berlineurope-west10$8.008$6.967▼ 13%
Turineurope-west12$8.018$6.976▼ 13%
Zuricheurope-west6$8.143$7.084▼ 13%
Jakartaasia-southeast2$8.358$7.271▼ 13%
Hong Kongasia-east2$8.697$7.566▼ 13%
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1$8.819$7.673▼ 13%
Santiagosouthamerica-west1$8.888$7.733▼ 13%
São Paulosouthamerica-east1$9.866$8.584▼ 13%
Dammamme-central2$9.945$8.652▼ 13%

Keep exploring

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

n2-standard-128General purpose, n2 family
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n2d-standard-128General purpose, n2d family
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