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Instance Typec3d-highmem-16-lssdz4d-highmem-16-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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – Number of CPUs
standardlssd – Standard Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description16 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM, 1 local SSDStorage Optimized VM: 16 vCPUs, 126 GB RAM, 1 Local SSD
vCPUs1616
Memory128 GiB126 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12832
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB84000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.82x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c3d-highmem-16-lssd
z4d-highmem-16-standardlssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.0288n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.0679n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.1345n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.2087n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.97981.9275
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a1.9275
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.9798n/a
EuropeSweden (europe-north2)1.0287n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a1.9275
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