Z4D family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

z4d-highmem-32-highlssd

The z4d-highmem-32-highlssd machine type has 32 vCPUs and 252 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $5.06 per hour and $3691.89 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated September 22, 2026
vCPUs
32
Memory
252 GB
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$5.0574$3691.89 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$3.4389$2510.42 -32%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$2.2252$1624.39 -56%
Preemptible / Spot
$2.0228$1476.67 -60%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i32
Memory i252 GB
Physical processorAMD Turin
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 disks32
Max disk size512 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

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Specz4d-highmem-32-highlssdz4d-highmem-8-highlssdΔ
vCPUs328-75%
Memory252 GB63 GB-75%
Hourly Price$5.0574$1.2643-75%
Monthly Price$3691.89$922.97-75%
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