Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n4-standard-4 | c3-highmem-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. n – General purpose 4 – Generation standard – 4x 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 3 – Generation highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 4 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM | 4 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Memory | 16 GiB | 32 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Emerald Rapids | Intel Sapphire Rapids |
| Coremark Score | 86569 | 80742 |
| 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 | yes | no |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 128 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Local SSD | no | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 12000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC | gVNIC, IDPF |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.42x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n4-standard-4 | c3-highmem-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.1814 | 0.2646 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.1997 | 0.3122 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.1997 | 0.3122 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.1997 | 0.3181 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.1997 | 0.3181 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.2043 | 0.3215 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.2068 | 0.3265 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.2100 | 0.3398 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.2104 | 0.3558 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.2104 | 0.4234 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.2141 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.1814 | 0.2646 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.2141 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.2141 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.2181 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.2181 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.2195 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.2204 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.2238 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.2268 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.2330 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.2330 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.1887 | 0.2752 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.2330 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.2358 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.2376 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.2439 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.2538 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.2594 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | 0.2880 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | 0.2902 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.1887 | 0.2752 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.1905 | 0.2778 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.1905 | 0.2914 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.1905 | 0.2980 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.1977 | 0.3017 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.1995 | 0.3122 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.1814 | 0.2646 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.1814 | 0.2646 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.1814 | 0.2646 |