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Instance Typen4a-highmem-1n4d-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 Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyesyes
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesyesyes
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks16128
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnono
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenono
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.39x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-1
n4d-highcpu-2
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.05310.0715
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.0859
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.0881
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.05560.0715
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.05760.0743
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.05960.0751
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.06230.0787
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.0787
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.0805
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.0815
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.0843
APACIndia (asia-south1)n/a0.0543
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.05050.0715
North AmericaOregon (us-west1)0.0505n/a
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.05050.0715
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