M3 machine series
A Compute Engine machine series in Google's memory-optimized machine family: 5 machine types from 32–128 vCPU and 976–3,904 GiB, on Intel CPUs.
Committed use discounts
In Iowa (us-central1), a resource-based commitment takes 41% off the On-demand Linux rate for 1 year and 70% for 3 years, across the 5 M3 machine types priced there. You commit to an amount of M3 vCPU and memory in one region and pay for it whether you use it or not. Flexible (spend-based) commitments aren't shown.
M3 machine types
Linux prices per hour in Iowa (us-central1), composed from Google's own SKUs. Each machine type's page has every region, Windows, and the SKUs behind each price.
| Machine type | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | GiB per vCPU | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr CUD | 3-yr CUD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m3-ultramem-32 | 32 | 976 | 30.5 | $6.0912 | $2.81304 | $3.60512 | $1.82768 |
| m3-megamem-64 | 64 | 976 | 15.25 | $7.2048 | $3.3276 | $4.26272 | $2.16208 |
| m3-ultramem-64 | 64 | 1,952 | 30.5 | $12.1824 | $5.62608 | $7.21024 | $3.65536 |
| m3-megamem-128 | 128 | 1,952 | 15.25 | $14.4096 | $6.6552 | $8.52544 | $4.32416 |
| m3-ultramem-128 | 128 | 3,904 | 30.5 | $24.3648 | $11.25216 | $14.42048 | $7.31072 |
1-yr and 3-yr are resource-based committed use discounts, as hourly rates.