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Instance Typen4a-highmem-16c4d-highmem-16-lssd
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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – 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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description16 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM16 vCPUs, 126 GB RAM, 1 local SSD
vCPUs1616
Memory128 GiB126 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 Disks3232
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-highmem-16
c4d-highmem-16-lssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.80861.0119
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.2376
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.2528
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.84901.0611
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.88991.0854
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.92161.0986
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.95391.1159
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.99711.1371
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.1372
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.1585
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.1889
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.8086n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.9637
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.80860.9637
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.80860.9637
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