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Instance Typez4m-highmem-48c4d-highmem-48-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
48 – 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
48 – Number of CPUs
lssd – Local SSD
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedGeneral-purpose
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 48 vCPUs, 366 GB RAM, 3 Local SSDs48 vCPUs, 378 GB RAM, 4 local SSDs
vCPUs4848
Memory366 GiB378 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 Size524288 GB524288 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-48
c4d-highmem-48-lssd
EuropeFinland (europe-north1)3.4184n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a2.8911
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a3.4754
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a3.5667
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a3.7127
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a3.7584
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a4.6258
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a3.0357
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a3.1802
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a3.1834
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a3.2562
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a3.2959
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a3.3476
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a3.4113
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a3.4115
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)3.10452.8911
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a2.8911
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a2.8911
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