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Instance Typen4a-highmem-8c4-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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 62 GB RAM, 1 local SSD
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB62 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Emerald Rapids and Granite Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks16128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD18000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.40x

Regional Prices

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n4a-highmem-8
c4-highmem-8-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.40430.5214
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.5741
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.5741
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.5741
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.5872
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.5943
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.6037
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.6048
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.6048
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.6152
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.6152
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.42450.5214
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.6152
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.6267
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.6267
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.6432
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.6517
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.6695
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.6695
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.6778
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.6830
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.7011
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.44500.5422
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.7293
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.7455
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)n/a0.8279
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.46080.5422
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.47700.5474
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.49860.5474
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.5474
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.5683
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.5741
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.40430.5214
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.40430.5214
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.40430.5214
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