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Instance Typec3d-highmem-16-lssdz3-highmem-14-standardlssd
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
16 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
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
14 – Number of CPUs
standardlssd – Standard Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description16 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM, 1 local SSD14 vCPUs, 112 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs
vCPUs1614
Memory128 GiB112 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaIntel Sapphire Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB36000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.54x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c3d-highmem-16-lssd
z3-highmem-14-standardlssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.06791.4405
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.7772
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.8007
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.8499
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.8871
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.8871
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.8872
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.13451.4982
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.20871.5126
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.5126
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.5702
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.6225
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.6422
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.6998
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.6998
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.97981.4405
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.97981.4405
EuropeSweden (europe-north2)1.0287n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a1.4405
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