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Instance Typen4a-highmem-32c4a-highmem-32-lssd
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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
32 – 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
32 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description32 vCPUs, 256 GB RAM32 vCPUs, 256 GB RAM, 6 local SSD
vCPUs3232
Memory256 GiB256 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorGoogle AxionGoogle Axion
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks3232
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.26x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-32
c4a-highmem-32-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.61731.8861
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a2.0768
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a2.1243
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a2.1500
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a2.1839
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a2.2256
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a2.2256
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a2.2256
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a2.2673
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a2.2822
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a2.2916
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.69791.8861
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a2.3269
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a2.3579
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a2.4221
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a2.4512
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a2.4708
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a2.5362
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a2.6970
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a2.9949
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.77981.9614
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.84321.9804
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.90781.9804
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.99422.0558
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a2.0768
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a2.0768
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a2.0768
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)1.61731.8861
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)1.61731.8861
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)1.61731.8861
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