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Instance Typez4m-highmem-16c4n-highmem-16
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
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedNetwork optimized
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 16 vCPUs, 122 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs16 vCPUs, 124 GB RAM
vCPUs1616
Memory122 GiB124 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Emerald RapidsIntel Emerald Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks32128
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
Avg Price DiffInfinityx

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z4m-highmem-16
c4n-highmem-16
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a1.7517
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a1.9019
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)n/a1.6684
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a1.6684
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a1.6684
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