c4a-highmem-72
$5.5152/hr
~$4026.10/month on-demand in australia-southeast2
The c4a-highmem-72 is a Compute optimized instance with 72 vCPUs and 576 GiB of memory with up to 32 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $5.515 per hour or $1.779 per hour with spot instances.
Last updated: Jan 16, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC
Pricing Options
CUD
Committed Use Discounts
1 Year
$3.6346/hr
~$2653.23/mo
Save 34%
3 Year
$2.4811/hr
~$1811.22/mo
Save 55%
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
Spot Price
$1.7791/hr
~$1298.76/mo
Save 68%
c4a-highmem family
Switch between sizes in australia-southeast2
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| c4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 |
| c4a-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 |
| c4a-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 |
| c4a-highmem-4-lssd | 4 | 32 |
| c4a-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 |
| c4a-highmem-8-lssd | 8 | 64 |
| c4a-highmem-16 | 16 | 128 |
| c4a-highmem-16-lssd | 16 | 128 |
| c4a-highmem-32 | 32 | 256 |
| c4a-highmem-32-lssd | 32 | 256 |
| c4a-highmem-48 | 48 | 384 |
| c4a-highmem-48-lssd | 48 | 384 |
| c4a-highmem-64 | 64 | 512 |
| c4a-highmem-64-lssd | 64 | 512 |
| c4a-highmem-72 | 72 | 576 |
| c4a-highmem-72-lssd | 72 | 576 |
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for c4a-highmem-72
Processor
ManufacturerAMD
Architecturex86_64
vCPUs72
Memory576 GiB
Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB
Network
PerformanceUp to 32 Gbps
Bandwidth32 Gbps
Max Interfaces8
Enhanced Networking
Storage
Persistent Disk Only
Capabilities
Familyc4a-highmem
GenerationCurrent
Burstable
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