Generally available: The network-optimized C4N machine series is generally

## Feature Feature **Generally available**: The network-optimized C4N machine series is generally available for Compute Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) customers. Powered by 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Emerald Rapids), C4N instances are purpose-built for network- and block storage-intensive workloads such as: * Network and security appliances * High-performance databases * High-scale data analytics * Distributed filesystems The C4N machine series delivers the highest I/O performance available in Compute Engine, supporting up to 400 Gbps of network bandwidth and up to 95 million packets per second (Mpps) of sustained packet processing performance. C4N also offers leading block storage performance with Hyperdisk Extreme that scales up to 25 GiB/s of bandwidth and 1M IOPS. C4N instances are available in predefined machine shapes with three different vCPU to memory ratios, ranging in size from 2 to 192 vCPUs and up to 1,488 GB of DDR5 memory. For C4N machine types with attached Local SSD disks, you can[Request preview access](https://forms.gle/ehRSqssSEavKt1Fh7). For more information, see [C4N machine series](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/network-optimized-machines#c4n%5Fseries).