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Instance Typec4a-highmem-8n1-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.

n – General purpose
1 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 52 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB52 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge
Coremark Score104145
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)noyes
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.4
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks32128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB9000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesno
Hyperdisk Throughputyesno
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC, VirtIO-Net
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.04x

Regional Prices

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Per Hour
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Geography
Region
c4a-highmem-8
n1-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.47150.5205
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.51920.5683
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.53110.5683
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.53750.5684
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.54600.5684
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.55640.5726
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.55640.5837
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.55640.6067
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.56680.6067
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.57050.6067
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.57290.6097
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.47150.5206
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.58170.6097
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.58950.6199
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.60550.6363
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.61280.6621
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.61770.6714
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.63410.6714
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.67430.7511
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.7487n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.49040.5209
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.49510.5209
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.49510.5209
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.51400.5210
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.51920.5329
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.51920.5329
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.51920.5479
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.47150.4732
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a0.4732
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.47150.4732
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.4715n/a
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