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Instance Typec3-highmem-176z3-highmem-176
DetailsHigh-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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
176 – Number of CPUs
Highest block storage to compute ratios for storage-intensive workloads. File servers, Flash-optimized databases, Scale-out analytics.

z – Storage optimized
3 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
176 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description176 vCPUs, 1408 GB RAM176 vCPUs, 1408 GB RAM, 12 Local SSDs
vCPUs176176
Memory1408 GiB1408 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Sapphire RapidsIntel Sapphire Rapids
Coremark Score3347332
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB36000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.55x

Regional Prices

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c3-highmem-176
z3-highmem-176
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)11.643118.1096
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)13.273122.3418
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)13.738222.6370
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)13.738923.2564
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)13.738923.7236
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)13.996223.7236
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)13.996223.7249
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)14.1464n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)14.3641n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)14.9521n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)15.6565n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)11.643118.8340
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)18.6290n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)12.108819.0151
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)12.109219.0151
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)12.225319.7395
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)12.820220.3969
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)12.820220.6450
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)12.820221.3693
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)13.113621.3693
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)11.643118.1096
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)11.643118.1096
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)11.643118.1096
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