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Instance Typen4a-standard-8c3d-standard-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
standard – 4x 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
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM, 1 local SSD
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 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 Diff1.00x1.19x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-standard-8
c3d-standard-8-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.30800.3777
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.32340.3814
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.33900.3959
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.35100.3999
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.36340.3999
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.37980.4091
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.4286
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.4481
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.3632
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.30800.3632
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.30800.3632
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