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Instance Typen4a-highmem-1n4a-highcpu-2
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
1 – 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
highcpu – 1-2x RAM/CPU ratio
2 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description1 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM
vCPUs12
Memory8 GiB4 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorGoogle AxionGoogle Axion
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyesyes
Sole Tenancyyesyes
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks1616
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnono
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.29x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-1
n4a-highcpu-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.05310.0682
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.05560.0715
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.05760.0740
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.05960.0766
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.06230.0801
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.05050.0650
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)0.05050.0650
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.05050.0650
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