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Instance Typen4a-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
DetailsHigh-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
4 – Generation
highcpu – 1-2x 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
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 15 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB15 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks1616
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesno
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.26x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highcpu-8
c4d-highcpu-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.25980.3141
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.3706
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.3706
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.3775
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.3875
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.4033
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.4083
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.27280.3141
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.28610.3266
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.29620.3298
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.30660.3458
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.32050.3537
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.3580
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.3637
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.3706
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.25980.3141
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.25980.3141
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.25980.3141
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