c3-standard-4

Compute Engine · C3 family

The c3-standard-4 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Sapphire Rapids with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.2016 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
16 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

1.9 GHz

on-demand
$0.2016

$147/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.0754

−63% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.127

−37% vs on-demand

c3-standard-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$0.2016$0.0713$0.127$0.0907
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.2016$0.0754$0.127$0.0907
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.2016$0.046$0.127$0.0907
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.2016$0.0754$0.127$0.0907
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.2016$0.0754$0.127$0.0907
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.2097$0.031$0.1321$0.0944
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.2097$0.019$0.1321$0.0944
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.2117$0.127$0.1334$0.0953
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.2218$0.0235$0.1397$0.0998
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.222$0.0921$0.1399$0.0999
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.222$0.077$0.1399$0.0999
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.222$0.0521$0.1399$0.0999
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.2271$0.0968$0.1431$0.1022
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.2298$0.1379$0.1448$0.1034
Pariseurope-west9Europe$0.2339$0.0504$0.1473$0.1052
Dallasus-south1North America$0.2379$0.0247$0.1499$0.1071
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.2379$0.0916$0.1499$0.1071
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.2424$0.0889$0.1527$0.1091
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.2424$0.1454$0.1527$0.1091
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.2487$0.1322$0.1567$0.1119
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.252$0.0727$0.1588$0.1134
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.2589$0.1099$0.1631$0.1165
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.2621$0.0431$0.1651$0.1179
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.3201$0.0317$0.2017$0.1441
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.3226$0.0522$0.2032$0.1336

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
16 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 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-standard-4
Family
C3
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
25 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.2016/hr
CoreMark score
80,609
Max persistent disks
128
SAP certified
Yes
SAPS
7,835

c3-standard-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-standard-4
Google Cloudc3-standard-4416 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$0.2016–
AWSm5a.xlarge416 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.172-15%
m6a.xlarge416 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.1728-14%
AzureD4as v5416 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.172-15%
DC4as v5416 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.172-15%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x4416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21+4%
Dedicated 8GB8 GiB (2× less)48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-46%
Vultrvx1-g-4c-16g416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.12-40%
vx1-g-4c-16g-240s416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.153-24%

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-standard-4 FAQ

How much does c3-standard-4 cost?

c3-standard-4 costs $0.2016 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $147 per month. Across 25 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.2016 in Iowa to $0.3226 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0754 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.127 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.3856 per hour.

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

c3-standard-4 has 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (4 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-standard-4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5a.xlarge (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.172/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D4as v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.172/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-4c-16g (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.12/hour in New Jersey).