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Instance Typez4d-highmem-192-highlssdz3-highmem-192-highlssd-metal
DetailsHighest 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
192 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
Highest block storage to compute ratios for storage-intensive workloads. File servers, Flash-optimized databases, Scale-out analytics.

z – Storage optimized
3 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
192 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
metal – Bare metal instance
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedStorage optimized
DescriptionStorage Optimized VM: 192 vCPUs, 1512 GB RAM, 24 Local SSDsStorage Optimized Bare Metal: 192 vCPUs, 1.5 TB RAM
vCPUs192192
Memory1512 GiB1536 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC TurinIntel Sapphire Rapids
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancynono
Nested Virtualizationnoyes
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks6432
Maximum Persistent Disks Size524288 GB524288 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD84000 GB36000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNICgVNIC, IDPF
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.02x

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North AmericaIowa (us-central1)23.130219.7559
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North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)23.130219.7559
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