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Instance Typec4a-highmem-1n1-highmem-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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
2 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description1 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM2 vCPUs, 13 GB RAM
vCPUs12
Memory8 GiB13 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge
Coremark Score26293
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 Diff1.00x2.09x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c4a-highmem-1
n1-highmem-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.05890.1301
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.06490.1421
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.06640.1421
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.06720.1421
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.06820.1421
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.06960.1432
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.06960.1459
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.06960.1517
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.07090.1517
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.07130.1517
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.07160.1524
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.05890.1301
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.07270.1524
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.07370.1550
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.07570.1591
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.07660.1655
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.07720.1679
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.07930.1679
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.08430.1878
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.0936n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.06130.1302
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.06190.1302
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.06190.1302
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.06420.1302
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.06490.1332
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.06490.1332
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.06490.1370
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.05890.1183
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a0.1183
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.05890.1183
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.0589n/a
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