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Instance Typec4a-highmem-1n1-highcpu-2
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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
1 – 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.

n – General purpose
1 – Generation
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
2 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description1 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM2 vCPUs, 1.8 GB RAM
vCPUs12
Memory8 GiB1.8 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge
Coremark Score26348
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)noyes
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.4
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks16128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesno
Hyperdisk Throughputyesno
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

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Region
c4a-highmem-1
n1-highcpu-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.05890.0779
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.06490.0851
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.06640.0851
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.06720.0851
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.06820.0851
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.06960.0857
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.06960.0874
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.06960.0910
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.07090.0910
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.07130.0910
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.07160.0913
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.05890.0779
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.07270.0913
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.07370.0928
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.07570.0953
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.07660.0991
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.07720.1005
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.07930.1005
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.08430.1125
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.0936n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.06130.0780
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.06190.0780
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.06190.0780
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.06420.0780
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.06490.0798
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.06490.0798
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.06490.0820
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.05890.0708
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a0.0708
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.05890.0708
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.0589n/a
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