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Instance Typem4n-hypermem-16n4a-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.

m – Memory optimized
4 – Generation
hypermem – 20-21x 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.

n – General purpose
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
16 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyNetwork optimized and memory optimizedGeneral-purpose
Description16 vCPUs, 248 GB RAM16 vCPUs, 128 GB RAM
vCPUs1616
Memory248 GiB128 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Emerald RapidsGoogle Axion
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancynoyes
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesnoyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12832
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnono
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesno
Hyperdisk Throughputnoyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price DiffInfinityx

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
m4n-hypermem-16
n4a-highmem-16
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)n/a0.8086
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.8490
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.8899
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.9216
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.9539
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.9971
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)n/a0.8086
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)n/a0.8086
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.8086
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