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Instance Typen4a-highmem-8m4n-hypermem-8
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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – 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.

m – Memory optimized
4 – Generation
hypermem – 20-21x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeNetwork optimized and memory optimized
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 124 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB124 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionIntel Emerald Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks16128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnono
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.94x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-8
m4n-hypermem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.4043n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.4245n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.4450n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.4608n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.4770n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.4986n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.40431.2832
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.4043n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.4043n/a
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