Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | c3-highcpu-4 | n4-standard-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Details | 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 3 – 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. n – General purpose 4 – Generation standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM | 4 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Memory | 8 GiB | 16 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Sapphire Rapids | Intel Emerald Rapids |
| Coremark Score | 80641 | 86569 |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | no |
| Extended Memory | yes | |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | yes | yes |
| Custom Shapes | no | yes |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 128 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Local SSD | yes | no |
| Max Local SSD | 12000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | yes | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, IDPF | gVNIC |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.05x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | c3-highcpu-4 | n4-standard-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.1701 | 0.1814 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.2099 | 0.1997 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.2126 | 0.1997 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.2184 | 0.1997 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.2184 | 0.1997 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.2380 | 0.2043 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.2701 | 0.2068 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.2722 | 0.2100 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | n/a | 0.2104 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | n/a | 0.2104 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | n/a | 0.2141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.1786 | 0.1814 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | n/a | 0.2141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | n/a | 0.2141 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | n/a | 0.2181 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | n/a | 0.2181 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | n/a | 0.2195 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | n/a | 0.2204 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | n/a | 0.2238 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | n/a | 0.2268 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | n/a | 0.2330 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | n/a | 0.2330 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.1873 | 0.1887 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | n/a | 0.2330 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | n/a | 0.2358 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | n/a | 0.2376 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | n/a | 0.2439 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | n/a | 0.2538 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | n/a | 0.2594 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | n/a | 0.2880 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | n/a | 0.2902 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.1873 | 0.1887 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.1939 | 0.1905 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.1970 | 0.1905 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.2007 | 0.1905 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.2045 | 0.1977 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.2045 | 0.1995 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.1701 | 0.1814 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.1701 | 0.1814 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.1701 | 0.1814 |