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Instance Typez4m-highmem-48c4n-highmem-48
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
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedNetwork optimized
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 48 vCPUs, 366 GB RAM, 3 Local SSDs48 vCPUs, 372 GB RAM
vCPUs4848
Memory366 GiB372 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 Size524288 GB524288 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-48
c4n-highmem-48
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a5.2552
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a5.7057
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)n/a5.0051
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)n/a5.0051
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a5.0051
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