Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | c4-highcpu-4 | n4a-highmem-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Details | 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 4 – Generation highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – 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. n – General purpose 4 – Generation highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM | 4 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Memory | 8 GiB | 32 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Intel Emerald Rapids and Granite Rapids | Google Axion |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | no |
| Extended Memory | yes | |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | yes | no |
| Custom Shapes | no | yes |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 16 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 524288 GB | 263168 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Local SSD | yes | no |
| Max Local SSD | 18000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | yes | no |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, IDPF | gVNIC |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.08x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | c4-highcpu-4 | n4a-highmem-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.1701 | 0.2022 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.1873 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.1873 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.1873 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.1916 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.1939 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.1970 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.1973 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.1973 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.2007 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.2007 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.1701 | 0.2122 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.2007 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.2045 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.2045 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.2058 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.2067 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.2099 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.2184 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.2184 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.2184 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.2211 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.1769 | 0.2225 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.2228 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.2287 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.2380 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.2432 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.2701 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.2722 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.1769 | 0.2304 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.1786 | 0.2385 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.1786 | 0.2493 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.1854 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.1871 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.1873 | n/a |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.1701 | 0.2022 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.1701 | 0.2022 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.1701 | 0.2022 |