c4-highmem-288 as a GKE node
288 vCPU2232 GiBx86_64Google Cloud us-central1C4 High Memory 288
Where the c4-highmem-288 goes
Default GKE setup: GKE ≤ 1.36.
CPU287.01 of 288 vCPU left for your pods
Memory2,180.21 GiB of 2232 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
110max pods per node
$13,701.24on demand / month · $18.77/h
$8,200.78spot / month (varies)
c4-highmem-288 GKE max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a c4-highmem-288 run as a node with GKE ≤ 1.36? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 52734 MiB of memory and 790m CPU, leaving 2,180.50 GiB and 287.21 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a c4-highmem-288 run as a node with GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS)? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2250 MiB of memory and 790m CPU, leaving 2,229.80 GiB and 287.21 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 107 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $13,701.24/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on c4-highmem-288
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKE ≤ 1.36 tiered memory reservation | 110 | 790m | 52634 Mi + 100 Mi | 287.21 | 2,180.50 GiB | 97.7% |
| GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS) 15 MiB × max pods + 500 MiB, CPU capped at 1 vCPU | 110 | 790m | 2150 Mi + 100 Mi | 287.21 | 2,229.80 GiB | 99.9% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one c4-highmem-288
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | GKE ≤ 1.36 | GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS) | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 107 | 107 | $128.05 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 71 | 71 | $192.98 |
Similar GKE node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4-highmem-288-metal | 288 | 2232 | 287.21 | 2,180.50 GiB | 110 | $13,701.24 | $6.28 |
| c4-highmem-288-lssd | 288 | 2232 | 287.21 | 2,180.50 GiB | 110 | $16,581.24 | $7.60 |
| c4-highmem-288-lssd-metal | 288 | 2232 | 287.21 | 2,180.50 GiB | 110 | $16,581.24 | $7.60 |
| c3d-highmem-360 | 360 | 2880 | 359.03 | 2,815.54 GiB | 110 | $16,092.56 | $5.72 |
| c3d-highmem-360-lssd | 360 | 2880 | 359.03 | 2,815.54 GiB | 110 | $17,052.56 | $6.06 |
| m4-megamem-224 | 224 | 2976 | 223.37 | 2,909.62 GiB | 110 | $12,917.12 | $4.44 |
| m4n-megamem-224 | 224 | 2976 | 223.37 | 2,909.62 GiB | 110 | $23,250.81 | $7.99 |
| c4d-highmem-384 | 384 | 3024 | 382.97 | 2,956.66 GiB | 110 | $17,453.04 | $5.90 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e248sv7 | 248 | 1984 | 245.42 | 1,978.97 GiB | 250 | $15,719.82 | $7.94 |
| e248dsv7 | 248 | 1984 | 245.42 | 1,978.97 GiB | 250 | $18,819.40 | $9.51 |
| f2.48xlarge | 192 | 2048 | 191.45 | 2,039.74 GiB | 737 | $11,563.20 | $5.67 |
| e372isv7 | 372 | 2826 | 368.18 | 2,820.97 GiB | 250 | $25,937.63 | $9.19 |
| e372idsv7 | 372 | 2826 | 368.18 | 2,820.97 GiB | 250 | $31,051.28 | $11.01 |
| u-3tb1.56xlarge | 224 | 3072 | 223.37 | 3,069.14 GiB | 234 | $19,929.00 | $6.49 |