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Instance Typen4a-highmem-8n4d-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
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.

n – General purpose
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeGeneral-purpose
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB64 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 Diff1.00x1.08x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4a-highmem-8
n4d-highmem-8
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.40430.4447
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.5484
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.42450.4447
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.44500.4447
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.46080.4672
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.47700.4894
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.49860.5010
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.5068
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.5250
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.5347
APACIndia (asia-south1)n/a0.3383
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.40430.4447
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.40430.4447
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.4043n/a
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