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Instance Typez4m-highmem-16c4d-highmem-16-lssd
DetailsHighest block storage to compute ratios for storage-intensive workloads. File servers, Flash-optimized databases, Scale-out analytics.

z – Storage optimized
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 FamilyStorage optimizedGeneral-purpose
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 16 vCPUs, 122 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs16 vCPUs, 126 GB RAM, 1 local SSD
vCPUs1616
Memory122 GiB126 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Emerald RapidsAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenoyes
Maximum Persistent Disks3232
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD168000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IRDMA, IDPFgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.02x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
z4m-highmem-16
c4d-highmem-16-lssd
EuropeFinland (europe-north1)1.1395n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.9637
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.1585
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.1889
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.2376
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.2528
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.5419
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a1.0119
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a1.0601
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.0611
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.0854
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.0986
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.1159
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.1371
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.1372
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)1.03480.9637
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.9637
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.9637
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