c4a-highmem-4

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-highmem-4 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 23 gbps networking, starting at $0.2358 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$0.2358

$172/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.1224

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.1554

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-highmem-4 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$0.2358$0.0641$0.1554$0.0988
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.2358$0.1224$0.1554$0.1061
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.2358$0.1404$0.1554$0.1061
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.2358$0.1224$0.1554$0.1061
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.2358$0.1224$0.1554$0.1061
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.2452$0.0939$0.1616$0.1104
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.2476$0.0363$0.1632$0.1115
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.2476$0.1334$0.1632$0.1115
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$0.257$0.07$0.1694$0.1157
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.2596$0.1103$0.1711$0.1168
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.2596$0.0701$0.1711$0.1168
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.2596$0.1193$0.1711$0.1168
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.2596$0.1192$0.1711$0.1168
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$0.2596$0.117$0.1711$0.1168
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.2655$0.1218$0.175$0.1195
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.2688$0.1382$0.1771$0.121
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.273$0.0901$0.1799$0.1229
Dallasus-south1North America$0.2782$0.0977$0.1834$0.1252
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.2782$0.1078$0.1834$0.1252
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$0.2782$0.1298$0.1834$0.1252
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.2834$0.1075$0.1868$0.1276
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.2853$0.0742$0.188$0.1284
Dohame-central1Middle East$0.2865$0.1087$0.1888$0.1289
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.2909$0.1745$0.1917$0.1309
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$0.2947$0.0619$0.1943$0.1328
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.3028$0.1494$0.1996$0.1363
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$0.3064$0.0644$0.2019$0.1378
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.3088$0.0866$0.2036$0.139
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$0.317$0.0825$0.209$0.1427
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$0.3371$0.1337$0.2222$0.1517
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$0.3744$0.1421$0.2468$0.1685

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
32 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 23 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
23 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c4a-highmem-4
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.2358/hr
Max persistent disks
16

c4a-highmem-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-highmem-4
Google Cloudc4a-highmem-4432 GiBGoogle Axion$0.2358–
AWSr6g.xlarge432 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.2016-14%
r7g.xlarge432 GiBAWS Graviton3 Processor$0.2142-9%
AzureE4ps v6432 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.184-22%
E4ps v5432 GiBAmpere Altra$0.202-14%
Vultrvx1-m-4c-32gbx86 CPU432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.16-32%
vx1-m-4c-32g-240sx86 CPU432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.193-18%

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-highmem-4 FAQ

How much does c4a-highmem-4 cost?

c4a-highmem-4 costs $0.2358 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $172 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.2358 in Iowa to $0.3744 in São Paulo. Spot VM capacity costs $0.1224 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.1554 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.4198 per hour.

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

c4a-highmem-4 has 4 vCPUs and 32 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-4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r6g.xlarge (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.2016/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, E4ps v6 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.184/hour in East US); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32gb (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.16/hour in New Jersey).