Compare GCP Instances
| Instance Type | n1-highcpu-4 | c4-standard-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. n – General purpose 1 – 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. c – Compute optimized 4 – Generation standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio 4 – Number of CPUs |
| Instance Family | General-purpose | General-purpose |
| Description | 4 vCPUs, 3.6 GB RAM | 4 vCPUs, 15 GB RAM |
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Memory | 3.6 GiB | 15 GiB |
| CPU Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge | Intel Emerald Rapids and Granite Rapids |
| Coremark Score | 52108 | |
| Shared CPU | no | no |
| GPU | no | no |
| Sustained Discounts (SUDs) | yes | no |
| 25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.8 | |
| 50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.6 | |
| 75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount | 0.4 | |
| 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 | SCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD) | NVMe |
| Local SSD | yes | yes |
| Max Local SSD | 9000 GB | 18000 GB |
| Extreme Persistent Disks | no | no |
| Hyperdisk Extreme | no | yes |
| Hyperdisk Throughput | no | yes |
| Network Interfaces | gVNIC, VirtIO-Net | gVNIC, IDPF |
| Avg Price Diff | 1.00x | 1.36x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | n1-highcpu-4 | c4-standard-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.1559 | 0.1977 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 0.1702 | 0.2177 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 0.1702 | 0.2177 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 0.1702 | 0.2177 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 0.1702 | 0.2177 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 0.1715 | 0.2177 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 0.1748 | 0.2226 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 0.1820 | 0.2253 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-17) | 0.1820 | 0.2289 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-18) | 0.1820 | 0.2293 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-19) | 0.1826 | 0.2293 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.1559 | 0.1977 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-20) | 0.1826 | 0.2333 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-21) | 0.1856 | 0.2333 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-22) | 0.1905 | 0.2333 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-23) | 0.1983 | 0.2376 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-24) | 0.2011 | 0.2376 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-25) | 0.2011 | 0.2392 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-26) | 0.2249 | 0.2402 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-27) | n/a | 0.2439 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-28) | n/a | 0.2471 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-29) | n/a | 0.2538 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.1560 | 0.2056 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-30) | n/a | 0.2538 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-31) | n/a | 0.2538 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-32) | n/a | 0.2570 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-33) | n/a | 0.2590 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-34) | n/a | 0.2658 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-35) | n/a | 0.2765 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-36) | n/a | 0.2827 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-37) | n/a | 0.3139 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-38) | n/a | 0.3163 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.1560 | 0.2056 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.1560 | 0.2075 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.1560 | 0.2076 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 0.1596 | 0.2076 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 0.1596 | 0.2155 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 0.1641 | 0.2174 |
| North America | Iowa (us-central1) | 0.1417 | 0.1977 |
| North America | Oregon (us-west1) | 0.1417 | n/a |
| North America | South Carolina (us-east1) | 0.1417 | 0.1977 |
| North America | Virginia (us-east4) | n/a | 0.1977 |