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Instance Typec4n-highmem-8-lssdz4d-highmem-8-highlssd
DetailsHigh-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
lssd – Local SSD
Highest 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
8 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
Instance FamilyNetwork optimizedStorage optimized
Description8 vCPUs, 62 GB RAM, 1 local SSDStorage Optimized VM: 8 vCPUs, 63 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs
vCPUs88
Memory62 GiB63 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Emerald RapidsAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12816
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD12000 GB84000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.12x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
c4n-highmem-8-lssd
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HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.9509n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.83420.9638
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.9638
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)0.8342n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.8342n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.9638
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