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Instance Typez4m-highmem-16c4-highmem-16-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
16 – 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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedGeneral-purpose
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 16 vCPUs, 122 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs16 vCPUs, 124 GB RAM, 2 local SSDs
vCPUs1616
Memory122 GiB124 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Emerald RapidsIntel Emerald Rapids and Granite Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenoyes
Maximum Persistent Disks32128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD168000 GB18000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IRDMA, IDPFgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.12x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
z4m-highmem-16
c4-highmem-16-lssd
EuropeFinland (europe-north1)1.1395n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a1.0427
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.1481
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.1481
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.1481
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.1481
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.1744
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.1887
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.2074
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a1.2095
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a1.2095
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a1.2304
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a1.0427
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a1.2304
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a1.2304
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a1.2534
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a1.2534
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a1.2864
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a1.3034
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a1.3391
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a1.3391
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a1.3555
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a1.3660
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a1.0844
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a1.4021
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a1.4586
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a1.4911
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)n/a1.6557
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.0845
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.0948
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.0948
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.0948
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.1366
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.1481
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)1.03481.0427
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a1.0427
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a1.0427
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