Z4D family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

z4d-highmem-8-highlssd

The z4d-highmem-8-highlssd machine type has 8 vCPUs and 63 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $1.26 per hour and $922.97 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated September 22, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
63 GB
Network
Up to 20 Gbps
Storage
Local SSD

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$1.2643$922.97 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.8597$627.60 -32%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.5563$406.10 -56%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.5057$369.17 -60%
You could save $553.81/mo on this instance with the right pricing model.
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i8
Memory i63 GB
Physical processorAMD Turin
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within Z4D family
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Networking

Max egress bandwidth20 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks16
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

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Specz4d-highmem-8-highlssdz4d-highmem-16-standardlssdΔ
vCPUs816+100%
Memory63 GB126 GB+100%
Hourly Price$1.2643$2.1451+70%
Monthly Price$922.97$1565.94+70%
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