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Instance Typec4a-highmem-96-metalc4n-highmem-96-lssd
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
96 – Number of CPUs
metal – Bare metal instance
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
96 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeNetwork optimized
Description96 vCPUs, 768 GB RAM96 vCPUs, 744 GB RAM, 16 local SSDs
vCPUs9696
Memory768 GiB744 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 Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD6000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.68x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
c4a-highmem-96-metal
c4n-highmem-96-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)5.941211.4114
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)6.3729n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)6.6769n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)7.2663n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)5.658210.0102
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)5.6582n/a
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a10.0102
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a10.0102
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)5.6582n/a
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