Compute - High Memory

Virtual Machines that offer a cost-effective way to run memory-intensive applications on dedicated CPUs.

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High Memory Compute Instances are virtual machines that offer a greater price-to-performance ratio for memory-intensive applications. When compared to Dedicated CPU Instances, High Memory Instances provide the same dedicated CPU resources but are equipped with more memory per CPU core. This tunes them specifically for memory-intensive applications that value larger amounts of memory over a larger number of CPU cores.

High Memory plans are ideal for production applications and CPU-intensive workloads that value greater memory over CPU resources, including caching systems, high-performance databases, and in-memory data processing.

Fast Data Retrieval and In-Memory Processing

Optimized for in-memory databases and caches, the High Memory Linode is perfect for high-performance querying and is a good addition to any enterprise-level database solution.

Keep recently-accessed data in memory to speed up retrieval times. Use a High Memory Linode as a Memcached or Redis in-memory data store for better application performance.

Run queries on large data volumes. High memory Linodes make it possible to process your data completely in memory and quickly get query results.

Dedicated Competition-Free Resources

A High Memory Instance provides entire vCPU cores accessible only to you. Because the vCPU cores are not shared, no other Compute Instances can utilize them. Your instance never has to wait for another process, enabling your software to run at peak speed and efficiency. This allows you to run workloads that require full-duty work (100% CPU all day, every day) at peak performance.

High Memory Compute Instances are suitable for workloads that value much larger amounts of memory than other plans of a similar price. This includes:

Availability

High Memory instances are available across all regions.

Plans and Pricing

ResourceAvailable Plans
vCPU cores2-16 cores
Memory24 GB - 300 GB
Storage20 GB - 340 GB
Outbound Network Transfer5 TB - 9 TB
Outbound Network Bandwidth5 Gbps - 9 Gbps

Pricing starts at $60 for a High Memory Compute Instance with 2 vCPU cores, 24GB memory, and 20GB SSD storage. Review the Pricing page for additional plans and their associated costs. See the Comparison of Compute Instances section below to learn more about other Instance types.

Additional Technical Specifications

In addition to the resources allocated to each available plan (outlined above), High Memory Compute Instances have the following specifications:

Services Included at No Extra Cost

Linode bundles the following services with all Compute Instances:

Complementary Paid Services

To help build and manage your applications, consider complementing your Compute Instance with the following compatible services:

Comparison of Compute Instances

Instance TypeCPUOverview
Shared CPU InstanceShared1 GB - 192 GB Memory, 1 - 32 vCPUs, 25 GB - 2840 GB Storage
Starting at $5/mo ($0.0075/hour)

Offers a balanced array of resources coupled with shared CPUs, which keeps costs down while still supporting a wide variety of cloud applications.

Best for development servers, staging servers, low traffic web applications, and almost any modern web application.
Dedicated CPU InstanceDedicated4 GB - 512 GB Memory, 2 - 64 vCPUs, 80 GB - 7200 GB Storage
Starting at $30/mo ($0.045/hour)

Equipped with Dedicated CPUs, which provide competition free guaranteed CPU resources. Perfectly balanced for most production applications.

Best for production websites, enterprise applications, high traffic databases, and any application that requires 100% sustained CPU usage.
High Memory InstanceDedicated24 GB - 300 GB Memory, 2 - 16 vCPUs, 20 GB - 340 GB Storage
Starting at $60/mo ($0.09/hour)

Optimized for memory-intensive applications and equipped with Dedicated CPUs, which provide competition free guaranteed CPU resources.

Best for in-memory databases, in-memory caching systems, big data processing, and any production application that requires a large amount of memory while keeping costs down.
GPU InstanceDedicated32 GB - 128 GB Memory, 8 - 24 vCPUs, 640 GB - 2560 GB Storage
Starting at $1000/mo ($1.50/hour)

The only instance type that’s equipped with Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 GPUs (up to 4) for on demand execution of complex processing workloads.

Best for applications that require massive amounts of parallel processing power, including machine learning, AI, graphics processing, and big data analysis.

See Choosing a Compute Instance Type and Plan for a full comparison.

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