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Instance Typen1-highmem-8c3-highmem-8
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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – 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
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 52 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory52 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy BridgeIntel Sapphire Rapids
Coremark Score104145160478
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 Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.06x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n1-highmem-8
c3-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.52050.5292
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.56830.6033
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.56830.6245
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.56840.6245
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.56840.6245
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.57260.6362
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.58370.6362
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.60670.6430
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.60670.6529
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.60670.6796
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.60970.7117
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.52060.5292
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.60970.8468
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.6199n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.6363n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.6621n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.6714n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.6714n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.7511n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.52090.5504
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.52090.5504
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.52090.5557
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.52100.5827
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.53290.5827
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.53290.5827
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.54790.5961
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.47320.5292
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)0.4732n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.47320.5292
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.5292
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