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Instance Typen4a-highmem-8c4d-highmem-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
highmem – 8x 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
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 63 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB63 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 Diff1.00x1.24x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-8
c4d-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.40430.4818
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.5493
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.5579
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.5589
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.5686
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.5686
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.5686
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.5792
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.5945
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.6023
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.6188
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.42450.4818
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.6264
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.44500.5011
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.46080.5059
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.47700.5306
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.49860.5306
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.5306
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.5306
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.5427
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.40430.4818
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.40430.4818
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.40430.4818
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