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Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | gcp |
Server ID | 1765233 |
Name | c4a-highmem-72-lssd |
Description | 72 vCPUs, 576 GB RAM, 16 local SSD |
Family | c4a |
Hw Virt | - |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-11-02T05:20:35.872615 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
Columbus (US) / us-east5 | 1.2929 USD/h | 5.23 USD/h |
Council Bluffs (US) / us-central1 | 2.5862 USD/h | 5.23 USD/h |
The Dalles (US) / us-west1 | 2.5862 USD/h | 5.23 USD/h |
Moncks Corner (US) / us-east1 | 2.5862 USD/h | 5.23 USD/h |
Ashburn (US) / us-east4 | 3.1154 USD/h | 5.23 USD/h |
Mumbai (IN) / asia-south1 | 2.1938 USD/h | 5.4389 USD/h |
Eemshaven (NL) / europe-west4 | 0.7669 USD/h | 5.4916 USD/h |
Stockholm (SE) / europe-north2 | 2.8184 USD/h | 5.4916 USD/h |
Queretaro (MX) / northamerica-south1 | 1.4773 USD/h | 5.7007 USD/h |
Hamina (FI) / europe-north1 | 1.4815 USD/h | 5.7587 USD/h |
Toronto (CA) / northamerica-northeast2 | 2.4035 USD/h | 5.7587 USD/h |
St. Ghislain (BE) / europe-west1 | 2.5769 USD/h | 5.7587 USD/h |
Johannesburg (ZA) / africa-south1 | 2.7329 USD/h | 5.7587 USD/h |
Montréal (CA) / northamerica-northeast1 | 2.7844 USD/h | 5.7587 USD/h |
Las Vegas (US) / us-west4 | 2.8445 USD/h | 5.8906 USD/h |
London (GB) / europe-west2 | 2.92 USD/h | 5.9619 USD/h |
Changhua County (TW) / asia-east1 | 1.9977 USD/h | 6.0558 USD/h |
Dallas (US) / us-south1 | 2.2817 USD/h | 6.1715 USD/h |
Frankfurt (DE) / europe-west3 | 2.5183 USD/h | 6.1715 USD/h |
Madrid (ES) / europe-southwest1 | 3.0314 USD/h | 6.1715 USD/h |
Los Angeles (US) / us-west2 | 2.5104 USD/h | 6.2869 USD/h |
Warsaw (PL) / europe-central2 | 1.6457 USD/h | 6.3282 USD/h |
Doha (QA) / me-central1 | 2.5386 USD/h | 6.3545 USD/h |
Jurong West (SG) / asia-southeast1 | 3.8708 USD/h | 6.4522 USD/h |
Sydney (AU) / australia-southeast1 | 1.3733 USD/h | 6.5381 USD/h |
Tokyo (JP) / asia-northeast1 | 3.015 USD/h | 6.7163 USD/h |
Melbourne (AU) / australia-southeast2 | 1.4284 USD/h | 6.7974 USD/h |
Zurich (CH) / europe-west6 | 2.9229 USD/h | 6.8512 USD/h |
Jakarta (ID) / asia-southeast2 | 2.8097 USD/h | 7.0327 USD/h |
Santiago (CL) / southamerica-west1 | 3.122 USD/h | 7.4787 USD/h |
Osasco (BR) / southamerica-east1 | 3.3178 USD/h | 8.3047 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 72 |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Architecture | arm64 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 576 GiB |
| ACCELERATORS | |
|---|---|
Accelerator Count | 0 |
Accelerator Memory Min | 0 MiB |
Accelerator Memory Total | 0 MiB |
Accelerators |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 6442 GB |
Storage Type | nvme ssd |
Storages |
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| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
Server Description
An arm64 server featuring high memory density and substantial local NVMe SSD storage for memory-intensive database and caching workloads.
Google Cloud Platform c4a-highmem-72-lssd is an arm64-based server instance configured with 72 dedicated vCPUs and 576.0 GB of RAM, establishing an 8.0 GB per core memory-to-vCPU ratio. This instance is equipped with 6442 GB of integrated local NVMe SSD storage, providing high-capacity, low-latency local data access. It does not include GPUs or complimentary public IPv4 addresses. Lacking x86-specific instruction sets such as AVX-512 or AMX, the server relies on its energy-efficient arm64 architecture and dedicated CPU allocation to deliver stable, predictable performance. The combination of high memory density and substantial local storage makes this instance highly efficient for memory-intensive and storage-heavy workloads, including large-scale databases, in-memory caching, and data analytics pipelines. It offers a balanced, cost-efficient profile for enterprise applications requiring rapid local read and write operations.
Economics
Alternatives
Servers of the Same Family
| INSTANCE | vCPUs | MEMORY | Accelerators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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