Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n4-highmem-2 | c4-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Details | 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 2 – 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 2 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 2 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM | 2 vCPUs, 15 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 16 GiB | 15 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Emerald Rapids | Intel Emerald Rapids and Granite Rapids |
| Coremark Score | 44371 | |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | no | no |
| Extended Memory | yes | |
| Sole Tenancy | yes | yes |
| Nested Virtualization | yes | yes |
| Custom Shapes | yes | no |
| Confidential Compute | no | no |
| Maximum Persistent Disks | 128 | 128 |
| Maximum Persistent Disks Size | 263168 GB | 524288 GB |
| Disk Interface Type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Local SSD | no | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 18000 GB | |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | yes | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC | gVNIC, IDPF |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.08x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n4-highmem-2 | c4-highmem-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.1190 | 0.1284 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.1311 | 0.1413 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.1311 | 0.1413 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.1311 | 0.1413 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.1311 | 0.1413 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.1341 | 0.1413 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.1357 | 0.1446 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.1378 | 0.1463 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.1381 | 0.1486 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.1381 | 0.1489 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.1404 | 0.1515 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.1190 | 0.1284 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.1404 | 0.1515 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.1404 | 0.1515 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.1431 | 0.1543 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.1431 | 0.1543 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.1440 | 0.1553 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.1446 | 0.1560 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.1468 | 0.1584 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | 0.1488 | 0.1605 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | 0.1528 | 0.1649 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | 0.1528 | 0.1649 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.1238 | 0.1335 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | 0.1528 | 0.1649 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | 0.1547 | 0.1669 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | 0.1559 | 0.1682 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | 0.1600 | 0.1726 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | 0.1665 | 0.1796 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | 0.1702 | 0.1836 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | 0.1890 | 0.2038 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | 0.1904 | 0.2054 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.1238 | 0.1335 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.1250 | 0.1348 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.1250 | 0.1348 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.1250 | 0.1348 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.1297 | 0.1399 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.1309 | 0.1412 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.1190 | 0.1284 |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.1190 | 0.1284 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | 0.1190 | 0.1284 |