c4n-highcpu-2 by Google Cloud Platform

A compute-optimized virtual machine featuring dedicated processing cores and a lean memory footprint for predictable, lightweight workloads.

Google Cloud Platform c4n-highcpu-2 is a compute-optimized virtual machine belonging to the c4n server family. It features 2 dedicated vCPUs built on the x86_64 CPU architecture, paired with 4.0 GB of system memory, resulting in a resource density of 2.0 GB of RAM per core. This instance does not include bundled local storage or GPU accelerators, requiring external storage volumes for data persistence. With its dedicated CPU allocation, the c4n-highcpu-2 provides stable, predictable processing performance without the resource variability of shared-core configurations. It is qualitatively cost-efficient for workloads that demand dedicated compute resources but have low memory requirements. Appropriate use cases include lightweight web serving, microservices, containerized application deployments, and basic continuous integration tasks.