c4a-highmem-16-lssd

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-highmem-16-lssd is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $1.19 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
128 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$1.19

$868/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.6177

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.7843

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-highmem-16-lssd 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$1.19$0.3235$0.7843$0.5062
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$1.19$0.6177$0.7843$0.5354
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$1.19$0.7086$0.7843$0.5354
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$1.19$0.6177$0.7843$0.5354
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$1.19$0.6177$0.7843$0.5354
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$1.237$0.474$0.8157$0.5569
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$1.249$0.1833$0.8236$0.5623
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$1.249$0.6731$0.8236$0.5623
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$1.297$0.353$0.8549$0.5836
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$1.31$0.5568$0.8636$0.5896
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$1.31$0.3539$0.8636$0.5896
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$1.31$0.6018$0.8636$0.5896
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$1.31$0.6013$0.8636$0.5896
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$1.31$0.5905$0.8636$0.5896
Las Vegasus-west4North America$1.34$0.6146$0.8834$0.6031
Londoneurope-west2Europe$1.356$0.6972$0.8941$0.6103
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$1.377$0.4544$0.9082$0.62
Dallasus-south1North America$1.404$0.4931$0.9256$0.6318
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$1.404$0.5441$0.9256$0.6318
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$1.404$0.6551$0.9256$0.6318
Los Angelesus-west2North America$1.43$0.5425$0.9429$0.6436
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$1.439$0.3743$0.9491$0.6479
Dohame-central1Middle East$1.445$0.5485$0.953$0.6506
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$1.468$0.8805$0.9676$0.6606
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$1.487$0.3124$0.9805$0.6699
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$1.528$0.7543$1.007$0.6876
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$1.546$0.3249$1.019$0.6956
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$1.558$0.437$1.027$0.7015
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$1.60$0.4167$1.055$0.72
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$1.701$0.6746$1.122$0.7656
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$1.889$0.717$1.245$0.8502

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
128 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
1.5 TB NVME (4 disks)
Storage detail
4 x 375 GiB local SSD
Network
Up to 23 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
23 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c4a-highmem-16-lssd
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $1.19/hr
Max persistent disks
32

c4a-highmem-16-lssd 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-16-lssd
Google Cloudc4a-highmem-16-lssd16128 GiBGoogle Axion$1.19–
AWSr6gd.4xlarge16128 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.9216-23%
r7gd.4xlarge16128 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$1.089-8%
AzureE16pds v516128 GiBAmpere Altra$0.922-22%
E16pds v616128 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.936-21%
Vultrvbm-8c-132gbx86 CPU16128 GiBIntel Xeon E-2288G$0.479-60%
vbm-8c-132gb-v2x86 CPU16128 GiBIntel Xeon E-2388G$0.479-60%

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-16-lssd FAQ

How much does c4a-highmem-16-lssd cost?

c4a-highmem-16-lssd costs $1.19 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $868 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.19 in Iowa to $1.889 in São Paulo. Spot VM capacity costs $0.6177 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.7843 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.926 per hour.

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

c4a-highmem-16-lssd has 16 vCPUs and 128 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-16-lssd on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r6gd.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.9216/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, E16pds v5 (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.922/hour in East US); on Vultr, vbm-8c-132gb (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.479/hour in New Jersey).