c3d-highcpu-8vsc4d-highcpu-8

c3d-highcpu-8 is 5% cheaper than c4d-highcpu-8 on demand in Iowa, saving $10.44 a month.

At a glancec3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
On-demand$0.2998/hr5% less$0.3141/hr
Lowest rate$0.0722/hr48% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1391/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 15 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaAMD EPYC Turin
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in Iowa

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8 vs c3d-highcpu-8
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2998$0.3141▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.072256% off$0.1391▲ 93%
1-yr committed useNo upfront37% off$0.188937% off$0.1979▲ 5%
3-yr committed useNo upfront55% off$0.134955% off$0.1413▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c3d-highcpu-8 leads
On-demand price$0.2998 vs $0.3141 per hour
5% cheaper
Max persistent disks128 vs 16
8× higher
Memory (GiB)16 vs 15
7% higher
Where c4d-highcpu-8 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaAMD EPYC Turin
Memory1 of 1 differc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
Memory (GiB)1615
NetworkingAll 1 matchc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
NetworkUp to 20 GbpsUp to 20 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
StorageNetwork disks onlyNetwork disks only
Max persistent disks12816
Instance details1 of 2 differc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
Familyc3dc4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8
SeriesC3DC4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c3d-highcpu-8 first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc3d-highcpu-8c4d-highcpu-8Difference
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.2998$0.3141▲ 5%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.2998$0.3141▲ 5%
Oregonus-west1$0.2998$0.3141▲ 5%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.2998$0.3141▲ 5%
Mumbaiasia-south1$0.3118$0.3266▲ 5%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.3148$0.3298▲ 5%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.3302$0.3458▲ 5%
Taiwanasia-east1$0.3472$0.3637▲ 5%
Frankfurteurope-west3$0.3538$0.3706▲ 5%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.3699$0.3875▲ 5%
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2$0.3898$0.4083▲ 5%
Dammamme-central2$0.4798$0.5025▲ 5%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c3d-highcpu-8General purpose, c3d family
c3d-highcpu-8 prices and specsEvery size in the c3d family

Compare c3d-highcpu-8 with

c3-highcpu-8c2d-highcpu-8
c4d-highcpu-8General purpose, c4d family
c4d-highcpu-8 prices and specsEvery size in the c4d family

Compare c4d-highcpu-8 with

c4-highcpu-8c4a-highcpu-8

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GCP Compute Engine Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.