c3.xlarge
Prev GenPart of the C3 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).33rd Generation3 = 3rd GenerationAWS 3rd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 8 GB RAM • 80 GB SSD • Moderate NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.2100/ hr
~$153.30/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
8GB
1.9 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0525/ vCPU-hr
$0.0280/GB-hr
Network
Moderate
Baseline: 0.7 Gbps
Storage & EBS
62.5MB/s
Max: 4,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score58,594
CoreMark / vCPU14,648.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding21 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar279,019 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0525
Cost per GB-hr$0.0280
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks3 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.7 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationSSD (80 GB)
Local NVMe Disk80 GB SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS4,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput1 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2013-11-14
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.2100/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.3250/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.2498/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
11regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $0.2300 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $0.2650 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $0.2650 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.2550 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $0.2520 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.2580 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $0.2390 |
sa-east-1 HighestSouth America (Sao Paulo) | $0.3250 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.2100 |
us-west-1 US West (N. California) | $0.2390 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.2100 |
| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $0.4140 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $0.4770 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $0.4770 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.4620 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $0.4180 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.4240 |
eu-west-1 LowestEU (Ireland) | $0.3760 |
sa-east-1 HighestSouth America (Sao Paulo) | $0.4910 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.3760 |
us-west-1 LowestUS West (N. California) | $0.3760 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.3760 |
No regions matched your search filter.