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Instance Typen4d-highmem-8z4d-highmem-8-highlssd
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
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
8 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
Instance FamilyGeneral-purposeStorage optimized
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAMStorage Optimized VM: 8 vCPUs, 63 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB63 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC TurinAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Extended Memoryyes
Sole Tenancynono
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesyesno
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12816
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDnoyes
Max Local SSD84000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremenoyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.04x

Regional Prices

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Per Hour
On Demand
Geography
Region
n4d-highmem-8
z4d-highmem-8-highlssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.4447n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.5068n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.5250n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.5347n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.5484n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.4447n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.4447n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.4624n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.4672n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.4891n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.4894n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.4894n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.5010n/a
APACIndia (asia-south1)0.3383n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.44470.9638
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.9638
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.4447n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)n/a0.9638
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