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Instance Typec4a-highmem-8z3-highmem-8-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
8 – Number of CPUs
Highest block storage to compute ratios for storage-intensive workloads. File servers, Flash-optimized databases, Scale-out analytics.

z – Storage optimized
3 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Sapphire Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks32128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB36000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.71x

Regional Prices

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Region
c4a-highmem-8
z3-highmem-8-highlssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.47150.8232
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.51921.0155
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.53111.0290
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.53751.0571
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.54601.0783
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.55641.0783
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.55641.0784
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)0.47150.8561
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)0.49040.8643
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.49510.8643
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.49510.8972
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.51400.9271
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.51920.9384
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.51920.9713
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.51920.9713
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.47150.8232
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.47150.8232
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.47150.8232
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