c3-highmem-4

Compute Engine · C3 family

The c3-highmem-4 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Sapphire Rapids with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.2646 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

1.9 GHz

on-demand
$0.2646

$193/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.0989

−63% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.1667

−37% vs on-demand

c3-highmem-4 price by region

25 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.2646$0.0935$0.1667$0.1191
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.2646$0.0989$0.1667$0.1191
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.2646$0.0604$0.1667$0.1191
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.2646$0.0989$0.1667$0.1191
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.2646$0.0989$0.1667$0.1191
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.2752$0.0407$0.1734$0.1238
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.2752$0.0249$0.1734$0.1238
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.2778$0.1667$0.175$0.125
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.2914$0.1208$0.1836$0.1311
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.2914$0.0684$0.1836$0.1311
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.2914$0.051$0.1836$0.1311
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.298$0.1271$0.1878$0.1341
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.3017$0.181$0.1901$0.1357
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.3064$0.0843$0.193$0.1379
Berlineurope-west10Europe$0.3122$0.0555$0.1967$0.1405
Dallasus-south1North America$0.3122$0.0325$0.1967$0.1405
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.3122$0.1202$0.1967$0.1405
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.3181$0.1166$0.2004$0.1431
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.3181$0.1908$0.2004$0.1431
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.3215$0.029$0.2026$0.1447
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.3265$0.1735$0.2057$0.1469
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.3398$0.1443$0.2141$0.1529
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.3558$0.0337$0.2242$0.1601
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.4202$0.0416$0.2647$0.1891
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.4234$0.0686$0.2667$0.1803

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Sapphire Rapids
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
1.9 GHz (turbo 3 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 23 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
23 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c3-highmem-4
Family
C3
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
25 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.2646/hr
CoreMark score
80,742
Max persistent disks
128
SAP certified
Yes
SAPS
7,840

c3-highmem-4 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs c3-highmem-4
Google Cloudc3-highmem-4432 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$0.2646–
AWSr5a.xlarge432 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.226-15%
r6a.xlarge432 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.2268-14%
AzureEC4as v5432 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.226-15%
EC4ads v5432 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.262-1%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (2× less)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21-21%
G8 Dedicated 32x88 vCPU (2×)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+59%
Vultrvx1-m-4c-32gb432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.16-40%
vx1-m-4c-32g-240s432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.193-27%

C3 family sizes

all about C3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c3-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1701$124$0.0636$0.1072
c3-standard-4416 GiB–$0.2016$147$0.0754$0.127
c3-standard-4-lssd416 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2427$177$0.0999$0.1529
c3-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.2646$193$0.0989$0.1667
c3-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.3402$248$0.1272$0.2143
c3-standard-8832 GiB–$0.4032$294$0.1508$0.254
c3-standard-8-lssd832 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.4854$354$0.1999$0.3058
c3-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.5292$386$0.1978$0.3334
c3-highcpu-222244 GiB–$0.9356$683$0.3498$0.5894
c3-standard-222288 GiB–$1.109$809$0.4146$0.6986
c3-standard-22-lssd2288 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$1.273$929$0.5128$0.8022
c3-highmem-2222176 GiB–$1.455$1,062$0.544$0.9169
c3-highcpu-444488 GiB–$1.871$1,366$0.6997$1.179
c3-standard-4444176 GiB–$2.218$1,619$0.8291$1.397
c3-standard-44-lssd44176 GiB3 TB NVME (8 disks)$2.546$1,859$1.026$1.604
c3-highmem-4444352 GiB–$2.911$2,125$1.088$1.834
c3-highcpu-8888176 GiB–$3.742$2,732$1.399$2.358
c3-standard-8888352 GiB–$4.435$3,238$1.658$2.794
c3-standard-88-lssd88352 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$5.093$3,718$2.051$3.209
c3-highmem-8888704 GiB–$5.822$4,250$2.176$3.668
c3-highcpu-176176352 GiB–$7.485$5,464$2.799$4.715
c3-standard-176176704 GiB–$8.871$6,476$3.317$5.589
c3-standard-176-lssd176704 GiB12 TB NVME (32 disks)$10.19$7,436$4.102$6.417
c3-highmem-1761761,408 GiB–$11.64$8,499$4.352$7.335
c3-highcpu-192-metal192512 GiB–$8.669$6,328$3.241$5.462
c3-standard-192-metal192768 GiB–$9.677$7,064$3.618$6.097
c3-highmem-192-metal1921,536 GiB–$12.70$9,272$4.748$8.002

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

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c3-highmem-4 FAQ

How much does c3-highmem-4 cost?

c3-highmem-4 costs $0.2646 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $193 per month. Across 25 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.2646 in Iowa to $0.4234 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0989 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1667 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.4486 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c3-highmem-4 have?

c3-highmem-4 has 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Sapphire Rapids. It is a general purpose machine type in the C3 family.

What are the equivalents of c3-highmem-4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5a.xlarge (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.226/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, EC4as v5 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.226/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32gb (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.16/hour in New Jersey).