n4-highmem-16

Compute Engine · N4 family

The n4-highmem-16 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on Intel Emerald Rapids with up to 32 gbps networking, starting at $0.9522 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
128 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.1 GHz

on-demand
$0.9522

$695/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.5351

−44% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.5998

−37% vs on-demand

n4-highmem-16 price by region

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

Columbusus-east5cheapestNorth America$0.9522$0.3189$0.5998$0.4285
Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.9522$0.5351$0.5998$0.4285
Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.9522$0.4835$0.5998$0.4285
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.9522$0.5351$0.5998$0.4285
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.9522$0.5351$0.5998$0.4285
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.9902$0.3171$0.6238$0.4456
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.9902$0.2152$0.6238$0.4456
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.9998$0.2088$0.6298$0.4604
Stockholmeurope-north2Europe$0.9998$0.4121$0.6298$0.4604
Bangkokasia-southeast3Asia$0.9998$0.1893$0.6298$0.4499
Mexiconorthamerica-south1North America$1.038$0.2785$0.6538$0.467
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$1.047$0.2744$0.6598$0.4713
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$1.048$0.137$0.6605$0.4718
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$1.048$0.4351$0.6605$0.4718
Johannesburgafrica-south1Africa$1.048$0.2515$0.6605$0.4718
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$1.048$0.1955$0.6605$0.4718
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$1.048$0.3863$0.6605$0.4718
Las Vegasus-west4North America$1.072$0.4477$0.6756$0.4826
Londoneurope-west2Europe$1.085$0.4161$0.6838$0.4885
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$1.103$0.4191$0.6946$0.4961
Milaneurope-west8Europe$1.105$0.2046$0.6958$0.497
Pariseurope-west9Europe$1.105$0.3951$0.6958$0.497
Dallasus-south1North America$1.124$0.1975$0.7078$0.5056
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$1.124$0.6692$0.7078$0.5056
Madrideurope-southwest1Europe$1.124$0.2504$0.7078$0.5056
Los Angelesus-west2North America$1.145$0.6484$0.7211$0.5151
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$1.145$0.2437$0.7211$0.5151
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$1.152$0.5854$0.7258$0.5185
Dohame-central1Middle East$1.157$0.5322$0.7288$0.5319
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$1.175$0.7045$0.74$0.5286
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$1.19$0.5764$0.7498$0.5481
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$1.223$0.443$0.7703$0.5503
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$1.223$0.5773$0.7703$0.5503
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$1.223$0.6952$0.7703$0.5503
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$1.238$0.4361$0.7798$0.557
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$1.247$0.6338$0.7858$0.5613
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$1.28$0.3712$0.8066$0.5762
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$1.332$0.1201$0.8391$0.5994
Santiagosouthamerica-west1South America$1.362$0.2522$0.8578$0.6127
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$1.512$0.1996$0.9525$0.6804
Dammamme-central2Middle East$1.523$0.2761$0.9597$0.6856

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
128 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Emerald Rapids
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.1 GHz (turbo 2.9 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk only
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
32 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
n4-highmem-16
Family
N4
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
41 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.9522/hr
CoreMark score
354,343
Max persistent disks
128

n4-highmem-16 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 n4-highmem-16
Google Cloudn4-highmem-1616128 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$0.9522–
AWSr5a.4xlarge16128 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.904-5%
r6a.4xlarge16128 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.9072-5%
AzureEC16as v516128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.904-5%
EC16ads v516128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.048+10%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (2× less)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84-12%
G8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.5×) · 96 GiB (1.3× less)2496 GiBAMD EPYC$1.26+32%
Vultrvbm-8c-132gb16128 GiBIntel Xeon E-2288G$0.479-50%
vbm-8c-132gb-v216128 GiBIntel Xeon E-2388G$0.479-50%

N4 family sizes

all about N4→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
n4-highcpu-224 GiB–$0.0765$55.87$0.043$0.0482
n4-standard-228 GiB–$0.0907$66.21$0.051$0.0571
n4-highmem-2216 GiB–$0.119$86.88$0.0669$0.075
n4-highcpu-448 GiB–$0.1531$112$0.086$0.0964
n4-standard-4416 GiB–$0.1814$132$0.1019$0.1143
n4-highmem-4432 GiB–$0.238$174$0.1338$0.15
n4-highcpu-8816 GiB–$0.3062$223$0.1721$0.1929
n4-standard-8832 GiB–$0.3628$265$0.2039$0.2286
n4-highmem-8864 GiB–$0.4761$348$0.2675$0.2999
n4-highcpu-161632 GiB–$0.6123$447$0.3441$0.3858
n4-standard-161664 GiB–$0.7256$530$0.4078$0.4571
n4-highmem-1616128 GiB–$0.9522$695$0.5351$0.5998
n4-highcpu-323264 GiB–$1.225$894$0.6883$0.7715
n4-standard-3232128 GiB–$1.451$1,059$0.8156$0.9142
n4-highmem-3232256 GiB–$1.904$1,390$1.07$1.20
n4-highcpu-484896 GiB–$1.837$1,341$1.032$1.157
n4-standard-4848192 GiB–$2.177$1,589$1.223$1.371
n4-highmem-4848384 GiB–$2.856$2,085$1.605$1.80
n4-highcpu-6464128 GiB–$2.449$1,788$1.377$1.543
n4-standard-6464256 GiB–$2.902$2,119$1.631$1.828
n4-highmem-6464512 GiB–$3.809$2,780$2.14$2.399
n4-highcpu-8080160 GiB–$3.062$2,235$1.721$1.929
n4-standard-8080320 GiB–$3.628$2,648$2.039$2.286
n4-highmem-8080640 GiB–$4.761$3,475$2.675$2.999

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

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n4-highmem-16 FAQ

How much does n4-highmem-16 cost?

n4-highmem-16 costs $0.9522 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $695 per month. Across 41 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.9522 in Iowa to $1.523 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.5351 per hour (44% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.5998 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.688 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does n4-highmem-16 have?

n4-highmem-16 has 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Emerald Rapids. It is a general purpose machine type in the N4 family.

What are the equivalents of n4-highmem-16 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5a.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.904/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, EC16as v5 (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.904/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-8c-132gb (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.479/hour in New Jersey).