c3d-standard-16-lssdvsc4d-standard-16-lssd

c3d-standard-16-lssd is 7% cheaper than c4d-standard-16-lssd on demand in Iowa, saving $39.93 a month.

At a glancec3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd
On-demand$0.7675/hr7% less$0.8222/hr
Lowest rate$0.1995/hr45% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3643/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 62 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-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd vs c3d-standard-16-lssd
On-demandPay by the hour$0.7675$0.8222▲ 7%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.199556% off$0.3643▲ 83%
1-yr committed useNo upfront35% off$0.498737% off$0.518▲ 4%
3-yr committed useNo upfront52% off$0.367955% off$0.37▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c3d-standard-16-lssd leads
On-demand price$0.7675 vs $0.8222 per hour
7% cheaper
Max persistent disks128 vs 32
4× higher
Memory (GiB)64 vs 62
3% higher
Where c4d-standard-16-lssd leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 3 differc3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC GenoaAMD EPYC Turin
Memory1 of 1 differc3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd
Memory (GiB)6462
NetworkingAll 1 matchc3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd
NetworkUp to 20 GbpsUp to 20 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differc3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd
Storage1 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD1 x 375 GiB NVMe local SSD
Max persistent disks12832
Instance details1 of 2 differc3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd
Familyc3dc4d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Other1 of 2 differc3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssd
SeriesC3DC4D
Specs sourceCompute Engine APICompute Engine API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c3d-standard-16-lssd first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc3d-standard-16-lssdc4d-standard-16-lssdDifference
IowaUsed in summaryus-central1$0.7675$0.8222▲ 7%
Northern Virginiaus-east4$0.7675$0.8222▲ 7%
South Carolinaus-east1$0.7675$0.8222▲ 7%
Netherlandseurope-west4$0.8038$0.8633▲ 7%
Belgiumeurope-west1$0.8409$0.9053▲ 8%
Las Vegasus-west4$0.8633$0.926▲ 7%
Singaporeasia-southeast1$0.9372$1.014▲ 8%

Keep exploring

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

c3d-standard-16-lssdGeneral purpose, c3d family
c3d-standard-16-lssd prices and specsEvery size in the c3d family
c4d-standard-16-lssdGeneral purpose, c4d family
c4d-standard-16-lssd prices and specsEvery size in the c4d family

Compare c4d-standard-16-lssd with

c4-standard-16-lssdc4a-standard-16-lssd

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