--- title: "C4N network and storage-optimized VMs" url: https://daily.dev/posts/c4n-network-and-storage-optimized-vms-debnxdwes source_url: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/c4n-network-and-storage-optimized-vms type: article source: "Google Cloud" published: 2026-07-08T20:06:37.872Z updated: 2026-07-08T20:07:02.652Z tags: ["cloud", "gcp"] reading_time: 10 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # C4N network and storage-optimized VMs **[Google Cloud](https://daily.dev/sources/gcp)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google Cloud's C4N VM family is now generally available. Built on Google's Titanium offload architecture with 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, C4N is purpose-built for network- and block-storage-intensive workloads. It delivers up to 400 Gbps VM-to-VM network bandwidth, 95 million packets per second, and — paired with Hyperdisk Extreme — up to 25 GiB/s storage throughput and nearly 1M IOPS. Performance claims include ~33% higher network bandwidth per vCPU and ~39% more IOPS per vCPU versus comparable Intel-based offerings at other hyperscalers. Target workloads include virtual network appliances (firewalls, routers), 5G UPF, large-scale databases, Spark analytics, and AI/ML inference. Available in 2–192 vCPU shapes with up to 1.5 TB DDR5 memory, on-demand, as Spot VMs, and with Committed Use Discounts in select regions. Local SSD and bare metal shapes are coming soon. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [What’s new in compute at Next ‘26](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-compute-at-next-26-0xswxphka) · Google Cloud · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Axion-based C4A and N4 VMs for Cloud SQL editions are GA](https://daily.dev/posts/axion-based-c4a-and-n4-vms-for-cloud-sql-editions-are-ga-7okrxnl38) · Google Cloud · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#gcp](https://daily.dev/tags/gcp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/c4n-network-and-storage-optimized-vms-debnxdwes)