c4a-highmem-1

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-highmem-1 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 1 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 10 gbps networking, starting at $0.0589 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
1

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.0589

$43.03/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.0306

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.0389

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-highmem-1 price by region

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

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.0589$0.016$0.0389$0.0247
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.0589$0.0306$0.0389$0.0265
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.0589$0.0351$0.0389$0.0265
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.0589$0.0306$0.0389$0.0265
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.0589$0.0306$0.0389$0.0265
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.0613$0.0235$0.0404$0.0276
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.0619$0.00908$0.0408$0.0279
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.0619$0.0333$0.0408$0.0279
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.0642$0.0175$0.0423$0.0289
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.0649$0.0276$0.0428$0.0292
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.0649$0.0175$0.0428$0.0292
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.0649$0.0293$0.0428$0.0292
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.0649$0.0298$0.0428$0.0292
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.0649$0.0298$0.0428$0.0292
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.0664$0.0305$0.0438$0.0299
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.0672$0.0346$0.0443$0.0302
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.0682$0.0225$0.045$0.0307
Dallasus-south1North America$0.0696$0.0244$0.0458$0.0313
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.0696$0.027$0.0458$0.0313
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.0696$0.0325$0.0458$0.0313
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.0709$0.0269$0.0467$0.0319
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.0713$0.0185$0.047$0.0321
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.0716$0.0272$0.0472$0.0322
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.0727$0.0436$0.0479$0.0327
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.0737$0.0155$0.0486$0.0332
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.0757$0.0374$0.0499$0.0341
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.0766$0.0161$0.0505$0.0345
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.0772$0.0216$0.0509$0.0348
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.0793$0.0206$0.0522$0.0357
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.0843$0.0334$0.0556$0.0379
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.0936$0.0355$0.0617$0.0421

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
1
Memory
8 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 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-highmem-1
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.0589/hr
Max persistent disks
16

c4a-highmem-1 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-highmem-1
Google Cloudc4a-highmem-118 GiBGoogle Axion$0.0589–
AWSr6g.medium18 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.0504-14%
r7g.medium18 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.0536-9%
AzureDC1s v3x86 CPU18 GiBIntel Xeon (Ice Lake)$0.096+63%
DC1ds v3x86 CPU18 GiBIntel Xeon (Ice Lake)$0.113+92%
Vultrvoc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amdx86 CPU18 GiBAMD EPYC$0.055-7%
voc-s-1c-8gb-150s-amdx86 CPU18 GiBAMD EPYC$0.103+75%

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-highmem-1 FAQ

How much does c4a-highmem-1 cost?

c4a-highmem-1 costs $0.0589 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $43.03 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0589 in Iowa to $0.0936 in São Paulo. Spot VM capacity costs $0.0306 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.0389 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.1049 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4a-highmem-1 have?

c4a-highmem-1 has 1 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Google Axion. It is a general purpose machine type in the C4A family.

What are the equivalents of c4a-highmem-1 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r6g.medium (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0504/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, DC1s v3 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.096/hour in East US); on Vultr, voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amd (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.055/hour in New Jersey).