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Instance Typen1-highcpu-8c4a-highcpu-8
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
1 – 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
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 7.2 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory7.2 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy BridgeGoogle Axion
Coremark Score104238
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.4
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12832
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.04x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n1-highcpu-8
c4a-highcpu-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.31170.3030
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.34040.3337
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.34040.3337
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.34040.3413
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.34040.3455
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.34290.3509
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.34960.3576
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.36400.3576
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.36400.3576
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.36400.3643
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.36510.3667
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.31170.3030
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.36510.3682
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.37120.3739
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.38110.3788
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.39650.3892
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.40210.3939
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.40210.3970
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.44990.4075
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.4333
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.4812
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.4850
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.31200.3152
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.31200.3182
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.31200.3182
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.31200.3303
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.31920.3337
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.31920.3337
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.32810.3337
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.28340.3030
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)0.2834n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.28340.3030
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.3030
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