c4a-highmem-72-lssd

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-highmem-72-lssd is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 72 vCPUs and 576 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 50 gbps networking, starting at $5.23 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
72

dedicated

memory
576 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$5.23

$3,818/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$2.716

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$3.448

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-highmem-72-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$5.23$1.422$3.448$2.222
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$5.23$2.716$3.448$2.354
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$5.23$3.115$3.448$2.354
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$5.23$2.716$3.448$2.354
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$5.23$2.716$3.448$2.354
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$5.439$2.084$3.586$2.448
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$5.492$0.8058$3.621$2.472
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$5.492$2.959$3.621$2.472
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$5.701$1.552$3.759$2.566
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$5.759$2.448$3.797$2.592
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$5.759$1.556$3.797$2.592
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$5.759$2.646$3.797$2.592
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$5.759$2.644$3.797$2.592
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$5.759$2.596$3.797$2.592
Las Vegasus-west4North America$5.891$2.702$3.884$2.651
Londoneurope-west2Europe$5.962$3.065$3.931$2.683
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$6.056$1.998$3.993$2.726
Dallasus-south1North America$6.172$2.168$4.069$2.777
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$6.172$2.392$4.069$2.777
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$6.172$2.88$4.069$2.777
Los Angelesus-west2North America$6.287$2.385$4.145$2.83
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$6.328$1.646$4.172$2.848
Dohame-central1Middle East$6.354$2.411$4.19$2.86
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$6.452$3.871$4.254$2.904
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$6.538$1.373$4.311$2.945
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$6.716$3.316$4.428$3.023
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$6.797$1.428$4.481$3.058
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$6.851$1.921$4.517$3.084
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$7.033$1.832$4.637$3.165
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$7.479$2.966$4.931$3.366
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$8.305$3.152$5.475$3.738

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
72
Memory
576 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
6 TB NVME (16 disks)
Storage detail
16 x 375 GiB local SSD
Network
Up to 50 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
50 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c4a-highmem-72-lssd
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $5.23/hr
Max persistent disks
128
Tier_1 networking
100 Gbps

c4a-highmem-72-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-72-lssd
Google Cloudc4a-highmem-72-lssd72576 GiBGoogle Axion$5.23–
AWSi8ge.18xlarge72576 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$8.543+63%
r6gd.16xlarge64 vCPU (1.1× less) · 512 GiB (1.1× less)64512 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$3.686-30%
AzureE64pds v664 vCPU (1.1× less) · 512 GiB (1.1× less)64512 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$3.744-28%
E64ps v664 vCPU (1.1× less) · 512 GiB (1.1× less)64512 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$2.95-44%
Vultrvbm-32c-755gb-amd64 vCPU (1.1× less) · 768 GiB (1.33×) · x86 CPU64768 GiBAMD EPYC 9354P$1.986-62%
vx1-m-64c-512g-3840s64 vCPU (1.1× less) · 512 GiB (1.1× less) · x86 CPU64512 GiBAMD EPYC$3.086-41%

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-72-lssd FAQ

How much does c4a-highmem-72-lssd cost?

c4a-highmem-72-lssd costs $5.23 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $3,818 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $5.23 in Iowa to $8.305 in São Paulo. Spot VM capacity costs $2.716 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $3.448 per hour. With Windows it costs $8.542 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4a-highmem-72-lssd have?

c4a-highmem-72-lssd has 72 vCPUs and 576 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-72-lssd on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, i8ge.18xlarge (72 vCPU, 576 GiB, $8.543/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, E64pds v6 (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $3.744/hour in East US); on Vultr, vbm-32c-755gb-amd (64 vCPU, 768 GiB, $1.986/hour in New Jersey).