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Instance Typec4a-highmem-64-lssdz4d-highmem-64-highlssd
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
64 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Highest 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
64 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description64 vCPUs, 512 GB RAM, 14 local SSDStorage Optimized VM: 64 vCPUs, 504 GB RAM, 8 Local SSDs
vCPUs6464
Memory512 GiB504 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks6464
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB84000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.75x

Regional Prices

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c4a-highmem-64-lssd
z4d-highmem-64-highlssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)3.7722n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)4.1535n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)4.2486n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)4.3000n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)4.3678n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)4.4513n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)4.4513n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)4.4513n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)4.5345n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)4.5643n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)4.5832n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)3.7722n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)4.6537n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)4.7158n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)4.8442n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)4.9024n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)4.9415n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)5.0724n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)5.3940n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)5.9898n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)3.9228n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)3.9608n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)3.9608n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)4.1117n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)4.1535n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)4.1535n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)4.1535n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)3.77227.7101
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a7.7101
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)3.7722n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)3.77227.7101
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