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Instance Typez3-highmem-8-highlssdz4d-highmem-8-highlssd
DetailsHighest 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
8 – 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
4 – Generation
highmem – 8x RAM/CPU ratio
8 – Number of CPUs
highlssd – High Local SSD
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Description8 vCPUs, 64 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDsStorage Optimized VM: 8 vCPUs, 63 GB RAM, 1 Local SSDs
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB63 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Sapphire RapidsAMD EPYC Turin
Shared CPUnono
GPUnono
Sustained Discounts (SUDs)nono
Sole Tenancynono
Nested Virtualizationyesno
Custom Shapesnono
Confidential Computenono
Maximum Persistent Disks12816
Maximum Persistent Disks Size263168 GB263168 GB
Disk Interface TypeNVMeNVMe
Local SSDyesyes
Max Local SSD36000 GB84000 GB
Extreme Persistent Disksnono
Hyperdisk Extremeyesyes
Hyperdisk Throughputyesyes
Network InterfacesgVNIC, IDPFgVNIC
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.03x

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z3-highmem-8-highlssd
z4d-highmem-8-highlssd
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.8232n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)1.0155n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)1.0290n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)1.0571n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)1.0783n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)1.0783n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)1.0784n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.8561n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.8643n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.8643n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.8972n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.9271n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.9384n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.9713n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.9713n/a
North AmericaIowa (us-central1)0.82320.9638
North AmericaOhio (us-east5)n/a0.9638
North AmericaSouth Carolina (us-east1)0.8232n/a
North AmericaVirginia (us-east4)0.82320.9638
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