The cpuid is virtualized and reports virtual hardware so that compatibility and consistency across regions are maintained. The actual hardware is likely much m

The cpuid is virtualized and reports virtual hardware so that compatibility and consistency across regions are maintained. The actual hardware is likely much more recent, and GCE allows you some control over which version is used and reported: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/specify-min-cpu-platform https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/specify-min-...