c4a-highcpu-1 by Google Cloud Platform
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Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | gcp |
Server ID | 1765202 |
Name | c4a-highcpu-1 |
Description | 1 vCPUs, 2 GB RAM |
Family | c4a |
Hw Virt | - |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-09-09T19:10:29.565371 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
Columbus (US) / us-east5 | 0.011 USD/h | 0.0379 USD/h |
Council Bluffs (US) / us-central1 | 0.0199 USD/h | 0.0379 USD/h |
The Dalles (US) / us-west1 | 0.0199 USD/h | 0.0379 USD/h |
Moncks Corner (US) / us-east1 | 0.0199 USD/h | 0.0379 USD/h |
Ashburn (US) / us-east4 | 0.0205 USD/h | 0.0379 USD/h |
Mumbai (IN) / asia-south1 | 0.0138 USD/h | 0.0394 USD/h |
Eemshaven (NL) / europe-west4 | 0.0046 USD/h | 0.0398 USD/h |
Stockholm (SE) / europe-north2 | 0.0238 USD/h | 0.0398 USD/h |
Queretaro (MX) / northamerica-south1 | 0.0103 USD/h | 0.0413 USD/h |
Hamina (FI) / europe-north1 | 0.0098 USD/h | 0.0417 USD/h |
Toronto (CA) / northamerica-northeast2 | 0.0158 USD/h | 0.0417 USD/h |
St. Ghislain (BE) / europe-west1 | 0.0171 USD/h | 0.0417 USD/h |
Montréal (CA) / northamerica-northeast1 | 0.0183 USD/h | 0.0417 USD/h |
Johannesburg (ZA) / africa-south1 | 0.0198 USD/h | 0.0417 USD/h |
Las Vegas (US) / us-west4 | 0.0206 USD/h | 0.0427 USD/h |
London (GB) / europe-west2 | 0.0194 USD/h | 0.0432 USD/h |
Changhua County (TW) / asia-east1 | 0.0145 USD/h | 0.0439 USD/h |
Dallas (US) / us-south1 | 0.0159 USD/h | 0.0447 USD/h |
Frankfurt (DE) / europe-west3 | 0.0167 USD/h | 0.0447 USD/h |
Madrid (ES) / europe-southwest1 | 0.0191 USD/h | 0.0447 USD/h |
Los Angeles (US) / us-west2 | 0.0174 USD/h | 0.0455 USD/h |
Warsaw (PL) / europe-central2 | 0.0119 USD/h | 0.0458 USD/h |
Doha (QA) / me-central1 | 0.0184 USD/h | 0.046 USD/h |
Jurong West (SG) / asia-southeast1 | 0.0267 USD/h | 0.0467 USD/h |
Sydney (AU) / australia-southeast1 | 0.01 USD/h | 0.0474 USD/h |
Tokyo (JP) / asia-northeast1 | 0.0242 USD/h | 0.0486 USD/h |
Melbourne (AU) / australia-southeast2 | 0.0103 USD/h | 0.0492 USD/h |
Zurich (CH) / europe-west6 | 0.0212 USD/h | 0.0496 USD/h |
Jakarta (ID) / asia-southeast2 | 0.0204 USD/h | 0.0509 USD/h |
Santiago (CL) / southamerica-west1 | 0.0206 USD/h | 0.0542 USD/h |
Osasco (BR) / southamerica-east1 | 0.024 USD/h | 0.0601 USD/h |
Dammam (SA) / me-central2 | 0.0276 USD/h | 0.0606 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 1 |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Architecture | arm64 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 2 GiB |
| GPU | |
|---|---|
GPU Count | 0 |
GPU Memory Min | 0 MiB |
GPU Memory Total | 0 MiB |
GPUs |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 0 GB |
Storages |
| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
Server Description
An entry-level arm64 instance featuring a dedicated vCPU and a compute-optimized resource ratio for lightweight utility workloads.
Google Cloud Platform c4a-highcpu-1 is an entry-level, arm64-based virtual machine within the c4a compute-optimized family. It is configured with 1 dedicated vCPU and 2.0 GB of system memory, establishing a 1:2 vCPU-to-RAM ratio. The instance does not feature local storage or GPU accelerators, requiring network-attached storage for persistent data. With its dedicated CPU allocation, it avoids the performance variability of shared-core instances, offering consistent execution for lightweight tasks. This resource profile is qualitatively cost-efficient for running small-scale, compute-focused workloads. It is suitable for microservices, lightweight web serving, and basic background utility tasks that require dedicated CPU cycles but have minimal memory requirements.
Economics
Alternatives
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| INSTANCE | vCPUs | MEMORY | GPUs |
|---|---|---|---|
| c4a-standard-1 | 1 | 4 GiB | 0 |
| c4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 GiB | 0 |
| c4a-highcpu-2 | 2 | 4 GiB | 0 |
| c4a-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | 0 |
| c4a-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | 0 |
| c4a-highcpu-4 | 4 | 8 GiB | 0 |
| c4a-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | 0 |
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