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Instance Typez4m-highmem-32c3d-highmem-30-lssd
DetailsHighest 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
32 – 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
30 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedGeneral-purpose
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 32 vCPUs, 244 GB RAM, 2 Local SSDs30 vCPUs, 240 GB RAM, 2 local SSDs
vCPUs3230
Memory244 GiB240 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Emerald RapidsAMD EPYC Genoa
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenoyes
Maximum Persistent Disks32128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD168000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IRDMA, IDPFgVNIC
Avg Price DiffInfinityx

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z4m-highmem-32
c3d-highmem-30-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a1.9289
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a2.0024
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a2.1271
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a2.2664
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)n/a1.8371
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a1.8371
EuropeSweden (europe-north2)n/a1.9289
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