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Instance Typec4a-highcpu-8c4d-standard-8
DetailsHigh-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
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
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 31 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB31 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenoyes
Maximum Persistent Disks3216
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.19x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c4a-highcpu-8
c4d-standard-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.30300.3700
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.33370.4366
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.33370.4366
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.34130.4366
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.34550.4448
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.35090.4565
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.35760.4751
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.35760.4810
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.35760.5920
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.3643n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.3667n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.30300.3700
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.3682n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.3739n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.3788n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.3892n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.3939n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.3970n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.4075n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.4333n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.4812n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.4850n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.31520.3848
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.31820.3885
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.31820.4070
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.33030.4074
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.33370.4167
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.33370.4218
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.33370.4284
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30300.3700
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.30300.3700
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.30300.3700
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