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Instance Typen4a-highmem-8c3d-highmem-8-lssd
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
4 – 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
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM, 1 local SSD
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Genoa
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks16128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.22x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-8
c3d-highmem-8-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.40430.5340
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.42450.5672
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.44500.6044
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.4608n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.4770n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.4986n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.40430.4899
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.40430.4899
EuropeSweden (europe-north2)n/a0.5144
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.4043n/a
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