c4a-standard-48 as a GKE node
48 vCPU192 GiBarm64Google Cloud us-central1C4A Standard 48
Where the c4a-standard-48 goes
Default GKE setup: GKE ≤ 1.36.
CPU47.61 of 48 vCPU left for your pods
Memory181.01 GiB of 192 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
110max pods per node
$1,573.30on demand / month · $2.16/h
$742.43spot / month (varies)
c4a-standard-48 GKE max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a c4a-standard-48 run as a node with GKE ≤ 1.36? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 10954 MiB of memory and 190m CPU, leaving 181.30 GiB and 47.81 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a c4a-standard-48 run as a node with GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS)? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2250 MiB of memory and 190m CPU, leaving 189.80 GiB and 47.81 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 95 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $1,573.30/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on c4a-standard-48
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKE ≤ 1.36 tiered memory reservation | 110 | 190m | 10854 Mi + 100 Mi | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 94.4% |
| GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS) 15 MiB × max pods + 500 MiB, CPU capped at 1 vCPU | 110 | 190m | 2150 Mi + 100 Mi | 47.81 | 189.80 GiB | 98.9% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one c4a-standard-48
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 | $14.70 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 107 | 107 | $14.70 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $14.70 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 95 | 95 | $16.56 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 95 | 95 | $16.56 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 47 | 47 | $33.47 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 47 | 47 | $33.47 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 23 | 23 | $68.40 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 11 | 11 | $143.03 |
Similar GKE node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t2a-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $1,349.04 | $7.44 |
| n4a-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $1,349.04 | $7.44 |
| n2d-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $1,480.30 | $8.16 |
| t2d-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $1,480.30 | $8.16 |
| n4d-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $1,483.94 | $8.18 |
| n4-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $1,589.06 | $8.76 |
| n2-standard-48 | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $1,701.51 | $9.38 |
| c4a-standard-48-lssd | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 181.30 GiB | 110 | $2,023.30 | $11.16 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d48psv6 | 48 | 192 | 47.42 | 186.97 GiB | 250 | $1,230.05 | $6.58 |
| m6g.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 189.14 GiB | 234 | $1,349.04 | $7.13 |
| d48psv5 | 48 | 192 | 47.42 | 186.97 GiB | 250 | $1,349.04 | $7.22 |
| m7g.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 189.14 GiB | 234 | $1,429.63 | $7.56 |
| m5a.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | 47.81 | 189.14 GiB | 234 | $1,506.72 | $7.97 |
| d48asv5 | 48 | 192 | 47.42 | 186.97 GiB | 250 | $1,506.72 | $8.06 |