c4a-standard-72 as a GKE node
72 vCPU288 GiBarm64Google Cloud us-central1C4A Standard 72
Where the c4a-standard-72 goes
Default GKE setup: GKE ≤ 1.36.
CPU71.55 of 72 vCPU left for your pods
Memory275.09 GiB of 288 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
110max pods per node
$2,359.94on demand / month · $3.23/h
$1,113.64spot / month (varies)
c4a-standard-72 GKE max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a c4a-standard-72 run as a node with GKE ≤ 1.36? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 12920 MiB of memory and 250m CPU, leaving 275.38 GiB and 71.75 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a c4a-standard-72 run as a node with GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS)? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2250 MiB of memory and 250m CPU, leaving 285.80 GiB and 71.75 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 107 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $2,359.94/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on c4a-standard-72
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKE ≤ 1.36 tiered memory reservation | 110 | 250m | 12820 Mi + 100 Mi | 71.75 | 275.38 GiB | 95.6% |
| GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS) 15 MiB × max pods + 500 MiB, CPU capped at 1 vCPU | 110 | 250m | 2150 Mi + 100 Mi | 71.75 | 285.80 GiB | 99.2% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one c4a-standard-72
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 | $22.06 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 107 | 107 | $22.06 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $22.06 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $22.06 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 107 | 107 | $22.06 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 71 | 71 | $33.24 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 71 | 71 | $33.24 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 35 | 35 | $67.43 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 17 | 17 | $138.82 |
Similar GKE node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4a-standard-72-lssd | 72 | 288 | 71.75 | 275.38 GiB | 110 | $3,079.94 | $11.18 |
| n2d-standard-80 | 80 | 320 | 79.73 | 306.74 GiB | 110 | $2,467.17 | $8.04 |
| n4d-standard-80 | 80 | 320 | 79.73 | 306.74 GiB | 110 | $2,473.24 | $8.06 |
| n4-standard-80 | 80 | 320 | 79.73 | 306.74 GiB | 110 | $2,648.44 | $8.63 |
| n2-standard-80 | 80 | 320 | 79.73 | 306.74 GiB | 110 | $2,835.85 | $9.25 |
| n4a-standard-64 | 64 | 256 | 63.77 | 244.02 GiB | 110 | $1,798.72 | $7.37 |
| n2d-standard-64 | 64 | 256 | 63.77 | 244.02 GiB | 110 | $1,973.73 | $8.09 |
| n4d-standard-64 | 64 | 256 | 63.77 | 244.02 GiB | 110 | $1,978.59 | $8.11 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nc72ldsxlrtx6kv6 | 72 | 264 | 71.18 | 258.97 GiB | 250 | $1,781.20 | $6.88 |
| nc72dsxlrtx6kv6 | 72 | 264 | 71.18 | 258.97 GiB | 250 | $2,065.90 | $7.98 |
| f80asv7 | 80 | 320 | 79.10 | 314.97 GiB | 250 | $3,988.72 | $12.66 |
| f80adsv7 | 80 | 320 | 79.10 | 314.97 GiB | 250 | $5,007.80 | $15.90 |
| d64psv6 | 64 | 256 | 63.26 | 250.97 GiB | 250 | $1,639.58 | $6.53 |
| m6g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | 63.77 | 247.74 GiB | 737 | $1,798.72 | $7.26 |