e2-small by Google Compute Engine
Specifications and performance for Google Compute Engine - e2-small
Instance Type: E2 Shared cores
This plan belongs to the Google Compute Engine E2 Shared cores server line (General purpose).
Instance Type Description
Unlike predefined machine types and custom machine types, shared-core machine types are not billed on their individual resources. Each machine type has a defined price for both vCPUs and memory. E2 shared-core machines with committed use discount contracts consume cores in the following manner:
e2-micro: 0.25 cores
e2-small: 0.50 cores
e2-medium: 1.0 cores
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | $6.11 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | 1GB |
| Hourly billing | yes |
| CPU type | MIX |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | no |
See also all Google Compute Engine instance types.
"e2-small" Plan Specifications
| Provider | Google Compute Engine |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://cloud.google.com/compute/vm-instance-pricing#e2_sharedcore_machine_types |
| Price per month |
$16.23
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Disk GB | 40 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 2 |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | Per core CPU allocation: 25% |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst. The grades below are those of the most recent trial run for this plan.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 26
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | E | F | E | D |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2024 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Google Compute Engine - e2-small. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the e2-small plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the e2-small plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 2021 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU @ 2.30GHz | Iowa, USA | E |