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Instance Typen2-highmem-16c4n-highmem-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
2 – 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
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeNetwork optimized
Description16 vCPUs 128 GB RAM16 vCPUs, 124 GB RAM
vCPUs1616
Memory128 GiB124 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Cascade Lake and Ice LakeIntel Emerald Rapids
Coremark Score276327
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)yesno
25%-50% Usage Sustained Discount0.8678
50%-75% Usage Sustained Discount0.733
75%-100% Usage Sustained Discount0.6
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationyesyes
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks128128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeSCSI (PD, Local SSD) NVMe (Local SSD)NVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD9000 GB12000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksyesno
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, VirtIO-NetgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.37x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n2-highmem-16
c4n-highmem-16
EuropeEngland (europe-west2)n/a1.9019
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.0481n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)1.1804n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)1.2136n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)1.2158n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)1.2158n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)1.2368n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)1.2368n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)1.2588n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)1.2588n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)1.2589n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)1.2589n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.1529n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)1.2640n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)1.2683n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)1.2735n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)1.2929n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)1.3435n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)1.3460n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)1.3460n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)1.3503n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)1.3503n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)1.3503n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.1530n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)1.3521n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)1.3731n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-32)1.4093n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-33)1.4665n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-34)1.4871n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-35)1.4988n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-36)1.6637n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-37)1.6770n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.1530n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.1538n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.1538n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)1.1538n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)1.1539n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)1.1803n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)1.0481n/a
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)1.0481n/a
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a1.6684
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)1.04811.6684
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