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Instance Typen4a-standard-8n4a-highmem-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
standard – 4x 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.

n – General purpose
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB64 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 Diff1.00x1.31x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-standard-8
n4a-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.30800.4043
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.32340.4245
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.33900.4450
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.35100.4608
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.36340.4770
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.37980.4986
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.30800.4043
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.30800.4043
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.30800.4043
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