c4a-highcpu-16

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-highcpu-16 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.6061 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.6061

$442/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.3145

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.3998

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-highcpu-16 price by region

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

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.6061$0.1648$0.3998$0.2655
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.6061$0.3145$0.3998$0.2728
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.6061$0.361$0.3998$0.2728
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.6061$0.3145$0.3998$0.2728
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.6061$0.3145$0.3998$0.2728
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.6303$0.2414$0.4158$0.2838
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.6364$0.0934$0.4199$0.2865
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.6364$0.3429$0.4199$0.2865
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.6606$0.1799$0.4358$0.2973
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.6674$0.2836$0.4403$0.3004
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.6674$0.1803$0.4403$0.3004
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.6674$0.3068$0.4403$0.3004
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.6674$0.3066$0.4403$0.3004
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.6674$0.301$0.4403$0.3004
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.6826$0.3131$0.4503$0.3073
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.6909$0.3553$0.4558$0.3109
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.7018$0.2316$0.463$0.3159
Dallasus-south1North America$0.7152$0.2512$0.4718$0.3219
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.7152$0.2772$0.4718$0.3219
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.7152$0.3336$0.4718$0.3219
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.7286$0.2765$0.4806$0.3279
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.7333$0.1907$0.4838$0.3301
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.7364$0.2796$0.4858$0.3315
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.7477$0.4486$0.4933$0.3366
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.7577$0.1592$0.4998$0.3412
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.7783$0.3842$0.5135$0.3503
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.7878$0.1655$0.5197$0.3546
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.794$0.2228$0.5238$0.3574
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.815$0.2124$0.5377$0.3668
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.8667$0.3439$0.5718$0.3901
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.9624$0.3655$0.6349$0.4332
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.9699$0.5818$0.6398$0.4365

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
2 GiB
Processor
Google Axion
CPU vendor
Google Axion
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
3 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
c4a-highcpu-16
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
32 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.6061/hr
Max persistent disks
32

c4a-highcpu-16 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 c4a-highcpu-16
Google Cloudc4a-highcpu-161632 GiBGoogle Axion$0.6061–
AWSc6g.4xlarge1632 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.544-10%
c7g.4xlarge1632 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.58-4%
AzureD16pls v61632 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.496-18%
D16pls v51632 GiBAmpere Altra$0.544-10%
AkamaiDedicated 32GBx86 CPU1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.432-29%
G7 Dedicated 32x16x86 CPU1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.519-14%
Vultrvoc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amdx86 CPU1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-28%
voc-c-16c-32gb-500s-amdx86 CPU1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.493-19%

C4A family sizes

all about C4A→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c4a-highcpu-112 GiB–$0.0379$27.65$0.0197$0.025
c4a-standard-114 GiB–$0.0449$32.78$0.0233$0.0296
c4a-highmem-118 GiB–$0.0589$43.03$0.0306$0.0389
c4a-highcpu-224 GiB–$0.0758$55.30$0.0393$0.05
c4a-standard-228 GiB–$0.0898$65.55$0.0466$0.0592
c4a-highmem-2216 GiB–$0.1179$86.05$0.0612$0.0777
c4a-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1515$111$0.0786$0.10
c4a-standard-4416 GiB–$0.1796$131$0.0932$0.1184
c4a-standard-4-lssd416 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2412$176$0.1253$0.1591
c4a-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.2358$172$0.1224$0.1554
c4a-highmem-4-lssd432 GiB375 GB NVME$0.2974$217$0.1544$0.1961
c4a-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.303$221$0.1572$0.1999
c4a-standard-8832 GiB–$0.3592$262$0.1864$0.2369
c4a-standard-8-lssd832 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.4825$352$0.2505$0.3183
c4a-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.4715$344$0.2448$0.3108
c4a-highmem-8-lssd864 GiB750 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.5948$434$0.3089$0.3922
c4a-highcpu-161632 GiB–$0.6061$442$0.3145$0.3998
c4a-standard-161664 GiB–$0.7184$524$0.3728$0.4738
c4a-standard-16-lssd1664 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$0.965$704$0.5011$0.6365
c4a-highmem-1616128 GiB–$0.943$688$0.4895$0.6216
c4a-highmem-16-lssd16128 GiB1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)$1.19$868$0.6177$0.7843
c4a-highcpu-323264 GiB–$1.212$885$0.629$0.7997
c4a-standard-3232128 GiB–$1.437$1,049$0.7457$0.9475
c4a-standard-32-lssd32128 GiB2.3 TB NVME (6 disks)$1.807$1,319$0.938$1.192
c4a-highmem-3232256 GiB–$1.886$1,377$0.979$1.243
c4a-highmem-32-lssd32256 GiB2.3 TB NVME (6 disks)$2.256$1,647$1.171$1.487
c4a-highcpu-484896 GiB–$1.818$1,327$0.9435$1.20
c4a-standard-4848192 GiB–$2.155$1,573$1.118$1.421
c4a-standard-48-lssd48192 GiB3.8 TB NVME (10 disks)$2.772$2,023$1.439$1.828
c4a-highmem-4848384 GiB–$2.829$2,065$1.469$1.865
c4a-highmem-48-lssd48384 GiB3.8 TB NVME (10 disks)$3.446$2,515$1.789$2.272
c4a-highcpu-6464128 GiB–$2.424$1,770$1.258$1.599
c4a-standard-6464256 GiB–$2.874$2,098$1.491$1.895
c4a-standard-64-lssd64256 GiB5.3 TB NVME (14 disks)$3.737$2,728$1.94$2.465
c4a-highmem-6464512 GiB–$3.772$2,754$1.958$2.486
c4a-highmem-64-lssd64512 GiB5.3 TB NVME (14 disks)$4.635$3,384$2.407$3.056
c4a-highcpu-7272144 GiB–$2.727$1,991$1.415$1.799
c4a-standard-7272288 GiB–$3.233$2,360$1.678$2.132
c4a-standard-72-lssd72288 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$4.219$3,080$2.191$2.783
c4a-highmem-7272576 GiB–$4.244$3,098$2.203$2.797
c4a-highmem-72-lssd72576 GiB6 TB NVME (16 disks)$5.23$3,818$2.716$3.448
c4a-highmem-96-metal96768 GiB–$5.658$4,131$2.937$3.73

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c4a-highcpu-16 FAQ

How much does c4a-highcpu-16 cost?

c4a-highcpu-16 costs $0.6061 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $442 per month. Across 32 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.6061 in Iowa to $0.9699 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.3145 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.3998 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.342 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4a-highcpu-16 have?

c4a-highcpu-16 has 16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Google Axion. It is a general purpose machine type in the C4A family.

What are the equivalents of c4a-highcpu-16 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c6g.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.544/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D16pls v6 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.496/hour in East US); on Akamai, Dedicated 32GB (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.432/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.438/hour in New Jersey).