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Instance Typez4m-highmem-32c4a-highmem-32
DetailsHighest block storage to compute ratios for storage-intensive workloads. File servers, Flash-optimized databases, Scale-out analytics.

z – Storage optimized
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
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedGeneral-purpose
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 32 vCPUs, 244 GB RAM, 2 Local SSDs32 vCPUs, 256 GB RAM
vCPUs3232
Memory244 GiB256 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Emerald RapidsGoogle Axion
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks3232
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD168000 GB6000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IRDMA, IDPFgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.01x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
z4m-highmem-32
c4a-highmem-32
EuropeFinland (europe-north1)2.2789n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a1.8861
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a2.0768
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a2.0768
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a2.1243
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a2.1500
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a2.1839
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a2.2256
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a2.2256
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a2.2256
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a2.2673
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a2.2822
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a1.8861
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a2.2916
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a2.3269
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a2.3579
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a2.4221
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a2.4512
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a2.4708
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a2.5362
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a2.6970
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a2.9949
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a1.9614
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.9804
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.9804
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a2.0558
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a2.0768
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a2.0768
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a2.0768
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)2.06971.8861
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a1.8861
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a1.8861
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