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Part of the C1 Compute Optimized family — High-performance processors for compute-intensive applications.

Name:cCompute Optimizedc = Compute OptimizedOptimized for compute-bound applications that benefit from high-performance processors (web servers, batch processing, gaming servers, and video encoding).11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.mediumMediummedium = Medium2 vCPUs • 2 GB RAM • 350 GB SSD • Moderate Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1300/ hr
~$94.90/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
2GB
0.8 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0650/ vCPU-hr
$0.0765/GB-hr
Network
Moderate
Baseline: 0.3 Gbps
Storage & EBS
350 GB SSD
350 GB SSD

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Family
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed—
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score19,883
CoreMark / vCPU9,941.3 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar152,946 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0650
Cost per GB-hr$0.0765

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods12 pods
Max ECS Tasks1 tasks
Max ENIs2
IPv4/v6 per ENI6
Total Addressable IPs12 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.3 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth1.2 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingNo
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (350 GB)
Local NVMe Disk350 GB SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput—
EBS Max Throughput—
EBS Baseline IOPS—
EBS Max / Burst IOPS—
Dedicated EBS Throughput1 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor2
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2008-05-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1300/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.1790/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1531/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
9regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 9 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.1640
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.1640
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.1580
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.1570
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.1480
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.1790
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.1300
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.1480
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.1300