c3-highmem-8
Compute Engine · C3 family
The c3-highmem-8 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on Intel Sapphire Rapids with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.5292 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 64 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.5292
- spot vm
- $0.1978
- 1-yr committed use
- $0.3334
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
1.9 GHz
$386/mo · us-central1
−63% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
c3-highmem-8 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 | $0.5292 | $0.187 | $0.3334 | $0.2382 |
| Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.5292 | $0.1978 | $0.3334 | $0.2382 |
| Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America | $0.5292 | $0.1208 | $0.3334 | $0.2382 |
| Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America | $0.5292 | $0.1978 | $0.3334 | $0.2382 |
| South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America | $0.5292 | $0.1978 | $0.3334 | $0.2382 |
| Mumbaiasia-south1Asia | $0.5504 | $0.0814 | $0.3468 | $0.2477 |
| Delhiasia-south2Asia | $0.5504 | $0.0498 | $0.3468 | $0.2477 |
| Netherlandseurope-west4Europe | $0.5557 | $0.3334 | $0.3501 | $0.2501 |
| Belgiumeurope-west1Europe | $0.5827 | $0.2417 | $0.3671 | $0.2622 |
| Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America | $0.5827 | $0.1368 | $0.3671 | $0.2622 |
| Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America | $0.5827 | $0.1021 | $0.3671 | $0.2622 |
| Las Vegasus-west4North America | $0.5961 | $0.2543 | $0.3755 | $0.2682 |
| Londoneurope-west2Europe | $0.6033 | $0.362 | $0.3801 | $0.2715 |
| Taiwanasia-east1Asia | $0.6128 | $0.1686 | $0.3861 | $0.2758 |
| Berlineurope-west10Europe | $0.6245 | $0.111 | $0.3934 | $0.281 |
| Dallasus-south1North America | $0.6245 | $0.0649 | $0.3934 | $0.281 |
| Frankfurteurope-west3Europe | $0.6245 | $0.2404 | $0.3934 | $0.281 |
| Los Angelesus-west2North America | $0.6362 | $0.2332 | $0.4008 | $0.2863 |
| Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America | $0.6362 | $0.3817 | $0.4008 | $0.2863 |
| Dohame-central1Middle East | $0.643 | $0.0579 | $0.4051 | $0.2894 |
| Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia | $0.6529 | $0.3471 | $0.4113 | $0.2938 |
| Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia | $0.6796 | $0.2886 | $0.4282 | $0.3058 |
| Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia | $0.7117 | $0.0673 | $0.4484 | $0.3202 |
| São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America | $0.8404 | $0.0831 | $0.5294 | $0.3782 |
| Dammamme-central2Middle East | $0.8468 | $0.1372 | $0.5335 | $0.3606 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 64 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-8- Family
- C3
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 25 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Iowa · $0.5292/hr
- CoreMark score
- 160,478
- Max persistent disks
- 128
- SAP certified
- Yes
- SAPS
- 15,680
c3-highmem-8 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs c3-highmem-8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud | c3-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | Intel Sapphire Rapids | $0.5292 | – |
| AWS | r5a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.452 | -15% |
| r6a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | $0.4536 | -14% | |
| Azure | EC8as v5 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.452 | -15% |
| EC8ads v5 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.524 | -1% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -21% |
| G8 Dedicated 64x1616 vCPU (2×) | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.84 | +59% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-8c-64gb | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.32 | -40% |
| vx1-m-8c-64g-480s | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.386 | -27% |
C3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c3-highcpu-4 | 4 | 8 GiB | – | $0.1701 | $124 | $0.0636 | $0.1072 |
| c3-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.2016 | $147 | $0.0754 | $0.127 |
| c3-standard-4-lssd | 4 | 16 GiB | 375 GB NVME | $0.2427 | $177 | $0.0999 | $0.1529 |
| c3-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.2646 | $193 | $0.0989 | $0.1667 |
| c3-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 GiB | – | $0.3402 | $248 | $0.1272 | $0.2143 |
| c3-standard-8 | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.4032 | $294 | $0.1508 | $0.254 |
| c3-standard-8-lssd | 8 | 32 GiB | 750 GB NVME (2 disks) | $0.4854 | $354 | $0.1999 | $0.3058 |
| c3-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.5292 | $386 | $0.1978 | $0.3334 |
| c3-highcpu-22 | 22 | 44 GiB | – | $0.9356 | $683 | $0.3498 | $0.5894 |
| c3-standard-22 | 22 | 88 GiB | – | $1.109 | $809 | $0.4146 | $0.6986 |
| c3-standard-22-lssd | 22 | 88 GiB | 1.5 TB NVME (4 disks) | $1.273 | $929 | $0.5128 | $0.8022 |
| c3-highmem-22 | 22 | 176 GiB | – | $1.455 | $1,062 | $0.544 | $0.9169 |
| c3-highcpu-44 | 44 | 88 GiB | – | $1.871 | $1,366 | $0.6997 | $1.179 |
| c3-standard-44 | 44 | 176 GiB | – | $2.218 | $1,619 | $0.8291 | $1.397 |
| c3-standard-44-lssd | 44 | 176 GiB | 3 TB NVME (8 disks) | $2.546 | $1,859 | $1.026 | $1.604 |
| c3-highmem-44 | 44 | 352 GiB | – | $2.911 | $2,125 | $1.088 | $1.834 |
| c3-highcpu-88 | 88 | 176 GiB | – | $3.742 | $2,732 | $1.399 | $2.358 |
| c3-standard-88 | 88 | 352 GiB | – | $4.435 | $3,238 | $1.658 | $2.794 |
| c3-standard-88-lssd | 88 | 352 GiB | 6 TB NVME (16 disks) | $5.093 | $3,718 | $2.051 | $3.209 |
| c3-highmem-88 | 88 | 704 GiB | – | $5.822 | $4,250 | $2.176 | $3.668 |
| c3-highcpu-176 | 176 | 352 GiB | – | $7.485 | $5,464 | $2.799 | $4.715 |
| c3-standard-176 | 176 | 704 GiB | – | $8.871 | $6,476 | $3.317 | $5.589 |
| c3-standard-176-lssd | 176 | 704 GiB | 12 TB NVME (32 disks) | $10.19 | $7,436 | $4.102 | $6.417 |
| c3-highmem-176 | 176 | 1,408 GiB | – | $11.64 | $8,499 | $4.352 | $7.335 |
| c3-highcpu-192-metal | 192 | 512 GiB | – | $8.669 | $6,328 | $3.241 | $5.462 |
| c3-standard-192-metal | 192 | 768 GiB | – | $9.677 | $7,064 | $3.618 | $6.097 |
| c3-highmem-192-metal | 192 | 1,536 GiB | – | $12.70 | $9,272 | $4.748 | $8.002 |
Similar machine types on Google Cloud
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c3-highmem-8 FAQ
How much does c3-highmem-8 cost?
c3-highmem-8 costs $0.5292 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $386 per month. Across 25 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.5292 in Iowa to $0.8468 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1978 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.3334 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.8972 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c3-highmem-8 have?
c3-highmem-8 has 8 vCPUs and 64 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-8 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5a.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.452/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, EC8as v5 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.452/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64gb (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.32/hour in New Jersey).