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Instance Typec4a-highmem-96-metaln1-highmem-96
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.

n – General purpose
1 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
96 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description96 vCPUs, 768 GB RAM96 vCPUs, 624 GB RAM
vCPUs9696
Memory768 GiB624 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Sandy Bridge, and Ivy Bridge
Coremark Score1233066
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 Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 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 Diff1.00x1.10x

Regional Prices

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Per Hour
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Geography
Region
c4a-highmem-96-metal
n1-highmem-96
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)6.37296.2464
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a6.8200
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a6.8200
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a6.8207
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a6.8207
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a6.8712
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a7.0049
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a7.2808
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a7.2808
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a7.2808
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a7.3159
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)6.67696.2467
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a7.3159
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a7.4385
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a7.6354
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a7.9452
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a8.0570
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a8.0570
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a9.0137
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)7.26636.2513
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a6.2513
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a6.2513
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a6.2517
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a6.3952
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a6.3952
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a6.5751
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)n/a5.6785
EuropeNetherlands (europe-west4)5.9412n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)5.6582n/a
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a5.6785
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a5.6785
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)5.6582n/a
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