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Instance Typec3-highmem-192-metalz3-highmem-192-highlssd-metal
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
192 – Number of CPUs
metal – Bare metal instance
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
192 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
metal – Bare metal instance
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
DescriptionCompute Optimized Bare Metal: 192 vCPUs, 1.5 TB RAMStorage Optimized Bare Metal: 192 vCPUs, 1.5 TB RAM
vCPUs192192
Memory1536 GiB1536 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Sapphire RapidsIntel Sapphire Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12832
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 Diff1.00x1.69x

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c3-highmem-192-metal
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HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a28.2510
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a31.3704
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)13.209620.7437
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)13.336620.7437
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HiddenHidden (hidden-5)13.985722.2511
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)14.707122.5218
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)14.987922.8754
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)15.432422.9169
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)15.669923.3120
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)n/a19.7559
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)12.7016n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)12.701619.7559
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)12.701619.7559
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