c4a-highcpu-2

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-highcpu-2 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 10 gbps networking, starting at $0.0758 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
2

dedicated

memory
4 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.0758

$55.30/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.0393

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.05

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-highcpu-2 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$0.0758$0.0206$0.05$0.0332
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.0758$0.0393$0.05$0.0341
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.0758$0.0451$0.05$0.0341
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.0758$0.0393$0.05$0.0341
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.0758$0.0393$0.05$0.0341
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.0788$0.0302$0.052$0.0355
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.0795$0.0117$0.0525$0.0358
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.0795$0.0429$0.0525$0.0358
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.0826$0.0225$0.0545$0.0372
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.0834$0.0355$0.055$0.0375
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.0834$0.0225$0.055$0.0375
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.0834$0.0384$0.055$0.0375
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.0834$0.0383$0.055$0.0375
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.0834$0.0376$0.055$0.0375
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.0853$0.0391$0.0563$0.0384
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.0864$0.0444$0.057$0.0389
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.0877$0.0289$0.0579$0.0395
Dallasus-south1North America$0.0894$0.0314$0.059$0.0402
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.0894$0.0346$0.059$0.0402
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.0894$0.0417$0.059$0.0402
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.0911$0.0346$0.0601$0.041
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.0917$0.0238$0.0605$0.0413
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.092$0.0349$0.0607$0.0414
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.0935$0.0561$0.0617$0.0421
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.0947$0.0199$0.0625$0.0426
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.0973$0.048$0.0642$0.0438
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.0985$0.0207$0.065$0.0443
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.0992$0.0278$0.0655$0.0447
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.1019$0.0265$0.0672$0.0459
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.1083$0.043$0.0715$0.0488
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.1203$0.0457$0.0794$0.0541
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.1212$0.0727$0.08$0.0546

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
2
Memory
4 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 10 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c4a-highcpu-2
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
32 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.0758/hr
Max persistent disks
16

c4a-highcpu-2 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-2
Google Cloudc4a-highcpu-224 GiBGoogle Axion$0.0758–
AWSc6g.large24 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.068-10%
c7g.large24 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.0725-4%
AzureD2pls v624 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.062-18%
D2pls v524 GiBAmpere Altra$0.068-10%
AkamaiDedicated 4GBx86 CPU24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.054-29%
G7 Dedicated 4x2x86 CPU24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.0645-15%
Vultrvoc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amdx86 CPU24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.055-27%
voc-c-2c-4gb-75s-amdx86 CPU24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.062-18%

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-2 FAQ

How much does c4a-highcpu-2 cost?

c4a-highcpu-2 costs $0.0758 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $55.30 per month. Across 32 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0758 in Iowa to $0.1212 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0393 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.05 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.1678 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4a-highcpu-2 have?

c4a-highcpu-2 has 2 vCPUs and 4 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-2 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c6g.large (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.068/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D2pls v6 (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.062/hour in East US); on Akamai, Dedicated 4GB (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.054/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amd (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.055/hour in New Jersey).