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Instance Typen4a-standard-16c4d-standard-16
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
standard – 4x 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
standard – 4x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description16 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM16 vCPUs, 62 GB RAM
vCPUs1616
Memory64 GiB62 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 Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-standard-16
c4d-standard-16
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.61600.7400
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.8732
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.8732
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.8895
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.9129
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.9503
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.9620
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.64670.7400
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.67810.7696
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.70210.7770
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.72670.8148
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.75970.8334
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.8436
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.8568
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.8731
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.61600.7400
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.61600.7400
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.61600.7400
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