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Instance Typen4a-highmem-48z4d-highmem-48-standardlssd
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
48 – Number of CPUs
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
48 – Number of CPUs
standardlssd – Standard Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description48 vCPUs, 384 GB RAMStorage Optimized VM: 48 vCPUs, 378 GB RAM, 3 Local SSDs
vCPUs4848
Memory384 GiB378 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorGoogle AxionAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancyyesno
Nested Virtualizationnono
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks3232
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD84000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.21x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-48
z4d-highmem-48-standardlssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)2.4259n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)2.5469n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)2.6698n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)2.7648n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)2.8618n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)2.9914n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)2.42595.7826
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a5.7826
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)2.4259n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)2.42595.7826
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