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Instance Typec3d-highmem-16-lssdz4m-highmem-16
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
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description16 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM, 1 local SSDStorage Optimized VM: 16 vCPUs, 122 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs
vCPUs1616
Memory128 GiB122 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaIntel Emerald Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computeyesno
Maximum Persistent Disks12832
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB168000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IRDMA, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.02x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c3d-highmem-16-lssd
z4m-highmem-16
EuropeFinland (europe-north1)n/a1.1395
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)0.97981.0348
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.9798n/a
EuropeSweden (europe-north2)1.0287n/a
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