Z3 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

z3-highmem-32-highlssd

The z3-highmem-32-highlssd machine type has 32 vCPUs and 256 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $4.61 per hour and $3363.64 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
32
Memory
256 GB
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$4.6077$3363.64 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$2.9029$2119.09 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$2.0735$1513.64 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$1.5870$1158.54 -66%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i32
Memory i256 GB
Physical processorIntel Sapphire Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth32 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specz3-highmem-32-highlssdz3-highmem-8-highlssdΔ
vCPUs328-75%
Memory256 GB64 GB-75%
Hourly Price$4.6077$1.1519-75%
Monthly Price$3363.64$840.91-75%
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