Z3 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

z3-highmem-44-standardlssd

The z3-highmem-44-standardlssd machine type has 44 vCPUs and 352 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $5.51 per hour and $4025.00 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
44
Memory
352 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
$5.5137$4025.00 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$3.4736$2535.74 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$2.4812$1811.26 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$1.8514$1351.49 -66%
You could save $2673.51/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i44
Memory i352 GB
Physical processorIntel Sapphire Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within Z3 family
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22 vCPU
z3-highmem-22-highlssd
22 vCPU
z3-highmem-32-highlssd
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z3-highmem-44-standardlssd
44 vCPU
z3-highmem-44-highlssd
44 vCPU
z3-highmem-88-standardlssd
88 vCPU
z3-highmem-88-highlssd
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192 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth32 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidth50 Gbps
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks128
Max disk size512 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specz3-highmem-44-standardlssdz3-highmem-8-highlssdΔ
vCPUs448-82%
Memory352 GB64 GB-82%
Hourly Price$5.5137$1.1519-79%
Monthly Price$4025.00$840.91-79%
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