c4a-highcpu-4

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-highcpu-4 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.1515 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.1515

$111/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.0786

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.10

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-highcpu-4 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$0.1515$0.0412$0.10$0.0664
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.1515$0.0786$0.10$0.0682
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.1515$0.0902$0.10$0.0682
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.1515$0.0786$0.10$0.0682
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.1515$0.0786$0.10$0.0682
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.1576$0.0603$0.104$0.0709
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.1591$0.0234$0.105$0.0716
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.1591$0.0857$0.105$0.0716
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.1652$0.045$0.109$0.0743
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.1668$0.0709$0.1101$0.0751
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.1668$0.0451$0.1101$0.0751
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.1668$0.0752$0.1101$0.0751
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.1668$0.0767$0.1101$0.0751
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.1668$0.0766$0.1101$0.0751
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.1707$0.0783$0.1126$0.0768
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.1727$0.0888$0.114$0.0777
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.1754$0.0579$0.1157$0.079
Dallasus-south1North America$0.1788$0.0628$0.118$0.0805
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.1788$0.0693$0.118$0.0805
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.1788$0.0834$0.118$0.0805
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.1821$0.0691$0.1202$0.082
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.1833$0.0477$0.1209$0.0825
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.1841$0.0699$0.1215$0.0829
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.1869$0.1121$0.1233$0.0841
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.1894$0.0398$0.125$0.0853
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.1946$0.096$0.1284$0.0876
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.197$0.0414$0.1299$0.0886
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.1985$0.0557$0.131$0.0893
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.2037$0.0531$0.1344$0.0917
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.2167$0.086$0.1429$0.0975
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.2406$0.0914$0.1587$0.1083
Dammamme-central2Middle East$0.2425$0.1455$0.16$0.1091

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
8 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-4
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
32 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.1515/hr
Max persistent disks
16

c4a-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 c4a-highcpu-4
Google Cloudc4a-highcpu-448 GiBGoogle Axion$0.1515–
AWSc6g.xlarge48 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.136-10%
c7g.xlarge48 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.145-4%
AzureD4pls v648 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.124-18%
D4pls v548 GiBAmpere Altra$0.136-10%
AkamaiDedicated 8GBx86 CPU48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-29%
G7 Dedicated 8x4x86 CPU48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-15%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amdx86 CPU48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-27%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amdx86 CPU48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-19%

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-4 FAQ

How much does c4a-highcpu-4 cost?

c4a-highcpu-4 costs $0.1515 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $111 per month. Across 32 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1515 in Iowa to $0.2425 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0786 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.10 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.3355 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4a-highcpu-4 have?

c4a-highcpu-4 has 4 vCPUs and 8 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-4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c6g.xlarge (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.136/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D4pls v6 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.124/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).