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Instance Typen2d-highmem-16c4a-highmem-16
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
2 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – 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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description16 vCPUs 128 GB RAM16 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM
vCPUs1616
Memory128 GiB128 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC Rome and EPYC MilanGoogle Axion
Coremark Score327341
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
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 Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.00x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n2d-highmem-16
c4a-highmem-16
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.91180.9430
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)1.02691.0384
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)1.02691.0621
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)1.05581.0750
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)1.05771.0919
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)1.05771.1128
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)1.07601.1128
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)1.07601.1128
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)1.09521.1336
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)1.09521.1411
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)1.09521.1458
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.91180.9430
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)1.09981.1634
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)1.10331.1789
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)1.10791.2111
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)1.12491.2256
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)1.16891.2354
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)1.17101.2681
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)1.17101.3485
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)1.17471.4975
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)1.1747n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)1.1747n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.00300.9807
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)1.1763n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)1.1945n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)1.2261n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)1.2758n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)1.2938n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)1.3039n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)1.4474n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)1.4589n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.00310.9902
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.00310.9902
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.00391.0279
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)1.00391.0384
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)1.00391.0384
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)1.00391.0384
APACIndia (asia-south1)0.6018n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.91180.9430
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.91180.9430
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.9430
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