c4a-highcpu-8 by Google Cloud Platform
(All-cores)
(Single-core)
Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | gcp |
Server ID | 1765205 |
Name | c4a-highcpu-8 |
Description | 8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM |
Family | c4a |
Hw Virt | - |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-07-30T03:58:55.156525 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|
Processor
vCPUs | 8 |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Architecture | x86_64 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 16 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
A streamlined compute-optimized instance featuring dedicated x86_64 processors and a lean memory profile for CPU-intensive workloads.
Google Cloud Platform c4a-highcpu-8 is an x86_64 compute-optimized instance within the c4a family, configured with 8 dedicated vCPUs and 16.0 GB of system memory. This allocation provides a lean ratio of 2.0 GB of RAM per vCPU, prioritizing processing power over memory capacity. The instance lacks local storage, integrated GPUs, and complimentary public IPv4 addresses, requiring external network-attached storage for data persistence. This streamlined hardware profile offers qualitative cost efficiency for CPU-bound tasks by eliminating the overhead of unused local resources. It is designed for workloads such as batch processing, web serving, and CI/CD pipelines that require dedicated CPU execution without high memory or local disk input/output requirements.
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| INSTANCE | vCPUs | MEMORY | GPUs |
|---|---|---|---|
| c4a-highcpu-1 | 1 | 2 GiB | 0 |
| 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 |
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