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Instance Typen2d-highmem-4c4a-highmem-4
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
4 – 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
4 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description4 vCPUs 32 GB RAM4 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM
vCPUs44
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC Rome and EPYC MilanGoogle Axion
Coremark Score80065
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 Disks12816
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-4
c4a-highmem-4
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.22800.2358
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.25670.2596
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.25670.2655
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.26400.2688
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.26440.2730
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.26440.2782
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.26900.2782
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.26900.2782
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.27380.2834
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.27380.2853
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.27380.2865
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.22800.2358
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.27500.2909
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.27580.2947
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.27700.3028
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.28120.3064
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.29220.3088
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.29280.3170
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.29280.3371
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.29370.3744
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.2937n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.2937n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.25080.2452
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.2941n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.2986n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)0.3065n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)0.3189n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)0.3235n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)0.3260n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)0.3619n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)0.3647n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.25080.2476
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.25080.2476
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.25100.2570
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.25100.2596
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.25100.2596
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.25100.2596
APACIndia (asia-south1)0.1505n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.22800.2358
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.22800.2358
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.2358
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