Z3 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

z3-highmem-88-highlssd

The z3-highmem-88-highlssd machine type has 88 vCPUs and 704 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $13.00 per hour and $9490.01 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
88
Memory
704 GB
Network
Up to 62 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$13.0000$9490.01 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$8.1900$5978.69 -37%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$5.8500$4270.51 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$4.4967$3282.59 -65%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i88
Memory i704 GB
Physical processorIntel Sapphire Rapids
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth62 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidth100 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-88-highlssdz3-highmem-8-highlssdΔ
vCPUs888-91%
Memory704 GB64 GB-91%
Hourly Price$13.0000$1.1519-91%
Monthly Price$9490.01$840.91-91%
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