Compare GCP Instances

Instance Typec4a-highmem-8c4n-highmem-8
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
8 – 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
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeNetwork optimized
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 62 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB62 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Emerald Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks32128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.59x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c4a-highmem-8
c4n-highmem-8
EuropeEngland (europe-west2)n/a0.9509
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.4715n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.5192n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.5311n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.5375n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.5460n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.5564n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.5564n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.5564n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.5668n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.5705n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.5729n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.4715n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.5817n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.5895n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.6055n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.6128n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.6177n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.6341n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.6743n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.7487n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.4904n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.4951n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.4951n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.5140n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.5192n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.5192n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.5192n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.4715n/a
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a0.8342
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.47150.8342
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.4715n/a
Activate subscription to see all regions and unlock all features  

Related Comparisons

Other generations of these machines worth weighing up.