c4-highcpu-4

Compute Engine · C4 family

The c4-highcpu-4 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids with up to 10 gbps networking, starting at $0.1701 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.3 GHz

on-demand
$0.1701

$124/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1018

−40% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.1072

−37% vs on-demand

c4-highcpu-4 price by region

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

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.1013$0.1072$0.0765
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.1701$0.1018$0.1072$0.0765
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.1015$0.1072$0.0765
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.1018$0.1072$0.0765
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.1701$0.1018$0.1072$0.0765
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.1769$0.0584$0.1115$0.0796
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.1769$0.0664$0.1115$0.0796
Bangkokasia-southeast3Asia$0.1786$0.0482$0.1125$0.0804
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.1786$0.0778$0.1125$0.0804
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.1786$0.0607$0.1125$0.0804
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.1854$0.0545$0.1168$0.0834
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.1871$0.0279$0.1179$0.0842
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.1873$0.0599$0.118$0.0843
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.1873$0.0674$0.118$0.0843
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.1873$0.0469$0.118$0.0843
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.1873$0.0315$0.118$0.0843
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.1873$0.0693$0.118$0.0843
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.1916$0.0651$0.1207$0.0862
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.1939$0.0891$0.1222$0.0873
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.197$0.1182$0.1241$0.0886
Milaneurope-west8Europe$0.1973$0.0572$0.1243$0.0888
Pariseurope-west9Europe$0.1973$0.0289$0.1243$0.0888
Dallasus-south1North America$0.2007$0.0483$0.1265$0.0903
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.2007$0.0904$0.1265$0.0903
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.2007$0.055$0.1265$0.0903
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.2045$0.0711$0.1288$0.092
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.2045$0.0665$0.1288$0.092
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.2058$0.0494$0.1297$0.0926
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.2067$0.0558$0.1302$0.093
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.2099$0.101$0.1322$0.0944
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.2126$0.068$0.134$0.0957
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$0.2184$0.0894$0.1376$0.0983
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$0.2184$0.0923$0.1376$0.0983
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.2184$0.1307$0.1376$0.0983
Turineurope-west12Europe$0.2194$0.0387$0.1382$0.0987
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.2211$0.075$0.1393$0.0995
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.2228$0.1337$0.1404$0.1003
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.2287$0.0386$0.1441$0.1029
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$0.238$0.0895$0.1499$0.1071
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.2432$0.0803$0.1533$0.1095
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.2701$0.1038$0.1702$0.1216
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.2722$0.0404$0.1715$0.1225

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
8 GiB
Memory per vCPU
2 GiB
Processor
Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.3 GHz (turbo 3.9 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c4-highcpu-4
Family
C4
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
42 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.1701/hr
Max persistent disks
128

c4-highcpu-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 c4-highcpu-4
Google Cloudc4-highcpu-448 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.1701–
AWSc6a.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.153-10%
c5a.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$0.154-9%
AzureD4als v648 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.161-5%
D4als v748 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$0.161-5%
AkamaiDedicated 8GB48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-37%
G7 Dedicated 8x448 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-24%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-35%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-28%

C4 family sizes

all about C4→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c4-highcpu-224 GiB–$0.0851$62.09$0.0509$0.0536
c4-standard-227 GiB–$0.0969$70.71$0.058$0.061
c4-highmem-2215 GiB–$0.1284$93.71$0.0768$0.0809
c4-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1701$124$0.1018$0.1072
c4-standard-4415 GiB–$0.1977$144$0.1183$0.1245
c4-standard-4-lssd415 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2799$204$0.1675$0.1763
c4-highmem-4431 GiB–$0.2607$190$0.156$0.1642
c4-highmem-4-lssd431 GiB375 GB NVME$0.3429$250$0.2052$0.216
c4-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.3402$248$0.2036$0.2143
c4-standard-8830 GiB–$0.3953$289$0.2366$0.2491
c4-standard-8-lssd830 GiB375 GB NVME$0.4775$349$0.2858$0.3009
c4-highmem-8862 GiB–$0.5214$381$0.3121$0.3285
c4-highmem-8-lssd862 GiB375 GB NVME$0.6035$441$0.3613$0.3802
c4-highcpu-161632 GiB–$0.6804$497$0.4073$0.4287
c4-standard-161660 GiB–$0.7907$577$0.4733$0.4981
c4-standard-16-lssd1660 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.9551$697$0.5717$0.6017
c4-highmem-1616124 GiB–$1.043$761$0.6241$0.6569
c4-highmem-16-lssd16124 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$1.207$881$0.7225$0.7605
c4-highcpu-242448 GiB–$1.021$745$0.6109$0.643
c4-standard-242490 GiB–$1.186$866$0.7099$0.7472
c4-standard-24-lssd2490 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$1.515$1,106$0.9067$0.9543
c4-highmem-2424186 GiB–$1.564$1,142$0.9362$0.9854
c4-highmem-24-lssd24186 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$1.893$1,382$1.133$1.193
c4-highcpu-323264 GiB–$1.361$993$0.8145$0.8573
c4-standard-3232120 GiB–$1.581$1,154$0.9465$0.9963
c4-standard-32-lssd32120 GiB1.9 TB NVME (5 disks)$1.992$1,454$1.193$1.255
c4-highmem-3232248 GiB–$2.085$1,522$1.248$1.314
c4-highmem-32-lssd32248 GiB1.9 TB NVME (5 disks)$2.496$1,822$1.494$1.573
c4-highcpu-484896 GiB–$2.041$1,490$1.222$1.286
c4-standard-4848180 GiB–$2.372$1,732$1.42$1.494
c4-standard-48-lssd48180 GiB3 TB NVME (8 disks)$3.03$2,212$1.813$1.909
c4-highmem-4848372 GiB–$3.128$2,284$1.872$1.971
c4-highmem-48-lssd48372 GiB3 TB NVME (8 disks)$3.786$2,764$2.266$2.385
c4-highcpu-9696192 GiB–$4.082$2,980$2.444$2.572
c4-standard-9696360 GiB–$4.744$3,463$2.84$2.989
c4-standard-96-lssd96360 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$6.059$4,423$3.627$3.817
c4-highmem-9696744 GiB–$6.256$4,567$3.745$3.942
c4-highmem-96-lssd96744 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$7.571$5,527$4.532$4.77
c4-highcpu-144144288 GiB–$6.124$4,470$3.665$3.858
c4-standard-144144540 GiB–$7.116$5,195$4.259$4.483
c4-standard-144-lssd144540 GiB9 TB NVME (24 disks)$9.089$6,635$5.44$5.726
c4-highmem-1441441,116 GiB–$9.384$6,851$5.617$5.912
c4-highmem-144-lssd1441,116 GiB9 TB NVME (24 disks)$11.36$8,291$6.798$7.155
c4-highcpu-192192384 GiB–$8.165$5,960$4.887$5.144
c4-standard-192192720 GiB–$9.488$6,926$5.679$5.978
c4-standard-192-lssd192720 GiB12 TB NVME (32 disks)$12.12$8,846$7.254$7.635
c4-highmem-1921921,488 GiB–$12.51$9,134$7.489$7.883
c4-highmem-192-lssd1921,488 GiB12 TB NVME (32 disks)$15.14$11,054$9.064$9.54
c4-highcpu-288288576 GiB–$12.25$8,941$7.331$7.716
c4-standard-2882881,080 GiB–$14.23$10,390$8.519$8.967
c4-standard-288-lssd2881,080 GiB18 TB NVME (48 disks)$18.18$13,270$10.88$11.45
c4-standard-288-lssd-metal2881,080 GiB2.3 TB NVME (6 disks)$18.18$13,270$10.88$11.45
c4-standard-288-metal2881,080 GiB–$14.23$10,390$8.519$8.967
c4-highmem-2882882,232 GiB–$18.77$13,701$11.23$11.82
c4-highmem-288-lssd2882,232 GiB18 TB NVME (48 disks)$22.71$16,581$13.60$14.31
c4-highmem-288-lssd-metal2882,232 GiB2.3 TB NVME (6 disks)$22.71$16,581$13.60$14.31
c4-highmem-288-metal2882,232 GiB–$18.77$13,701$11.23$11.82

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c4-highcpu-4 FAQ

How much does c4-highcpu-4 cost?

c4-highcpu-4 costs $0.1701 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $124 per month. Across 42 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1701 in Iowa to $0.2722 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1018 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1072 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.3541 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4-highcpu-4 have?

c4-highcpu-4 has 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids. It is a general purpose machine type in the C4 family.

What are the equivalents of c4-highcpu-4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c6a.xlarge (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.153/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D4als v6 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.161/hour in East US); on Akamai, Dedicated 8GB (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.108/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in New Jersey).