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Instance Typen1-highcpu-4c2d-highcpu-4
DetailsHigh-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

n – General purpose
1 – Generation
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
4 – Number of CPUs
High-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
2 – Generation
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
4 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeCompute optimized
Description4 vCPUs, 3.6 GB RAM4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM
vCPUs44
Memory3.6 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy BridgeAMD EPYC Milan
Coremark Score5210886953
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.4
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB3000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputnono
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.05x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n1-highcpu-4
c2d-highcpu-4
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.15590.1499
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.17020.1736
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.17020.1739
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.17020.1769
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.17020.1801
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.17150.1802
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.17480.1802
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.18200.1815
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.18200.1850
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.18200.1925
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.18260.1925
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.15590.1649
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.18260.1925
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.18560.1932
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.19050.1932
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.19830.1934
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.20110.2097
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.20110.2128
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.22490.2128
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.2381
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.2399
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.15600.1651
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.15600.1651
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.15600.1651
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.15600.1651
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.15960.1651
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.15960.1688
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.16410.1688
APACIndia (asia-south1)n/a0.0990
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.14170.1499
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)0.1417n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.14170.1499
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