c4a-standard-64

Compute Engine · C4A family

The c4a-standard-64 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Google Axion with up to 45 gbps networking, starting at $2.874 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64google axion
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Google Axion

3 GHz

on-demand
$2.874

$2,098/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$1.491

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$1.895

−34% vs on-demand

c4a-standard-64 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$2.874$0.7812$1.895$1.235
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$2.874$1.491$1.895$1.293
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$2.874$1.712$1.895$1.293
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$2.874$1.491$1.895$1.293
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$2.874$1.491$1.895$1.293
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$2.988$1.144$1.971$1.345
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$3.017$0.4429$1.99$1.358
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$3.017$1.626$1.99$1.358
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$3.132$0.8527$2.066$1.41
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$3.164$1.345$2.087$1.424
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$3.164$0.8545$2.087$1.424
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$3.164$1.454$2.087$1.424
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$3.164$1.453$2.087$1.424
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$3.164$1.427$2.087$1.424
Las Vegasus-west4North America$3.237$1.485$2.134$1.457
Londoneurope-west2Europe$3.276$1.685$2.16$1.474
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$3.327$1.098$2.194$1.498
Dallasus-south1North America$3.391$1.191$2.236$1.526
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$3.391$1.314$2.236$1.526
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$3.391$1.582$2.236$1.526
Los Angelesus-west2North America$3.454$1.311$2.278$1.555
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$3.477$0.9041$2.293$1.565
Dohame-central1Middle East$3.491$1.325$2.302$1.572
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$3.545$2.127$2.338$1.596
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$3.592$0.7548$2.369$1.618
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$3.69$1.821$2.434$1.661
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$3.735$0.7848$2.463$1.681
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$3.764$1.056$2.483$1.694
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$3.864$1.007$2.548$1.739
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$4.109$1.63$2.71$1.85
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$4.563$1.732$3.009$2.054
Dammamme-central2Middle East$4.599$2.759$3.033$2.07

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 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 45 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
45 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
c4a-standard-64
Family
C4A
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
32 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $2.874/hr
Max persistent disks
64
Tier_1 networking
75 Gbps

c4a-standard-64 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-standard-64
Google Cloudc4a-standard-6464256 GiBGoogle Axion$2.874–
AWSm6g.16xlarge64256 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$2.464-14%
m6g.metal64256 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$2.464-14%
AzureD64ps v664256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$2.246-22%
D64pds v664256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$2.938+2%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x64x86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36+17%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less) · x86 CPU56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+20%
Vultrvx1-g-64c-256gx86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-33%
vx1-g-64c-256g-3840sx86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$2.446-15%

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-standard-64 FAQ

How much does c4a-standard-64 cost?

c4a-standard-64 costs $2.874 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $2,098 per month. Across 32 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.874 in Iowa to $4.599 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $1.491 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $1.895 per hour. With Windows it costs $5.818 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4a-standard-64 have?

c4a-standard-64 has 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Google Axion. It is a general purpose machine type in the C4A family.

What are the equivalents of c4a-standard-64 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m6g.16xlarge (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.464/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D64ps v6 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.246/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-64c-256g (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.92/hour in New Jersey).