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c4.4xlarge

Part of the C4 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).44th Generation4 = 4th GenerationAWS 4th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 30 GB RAM • EBS only • High Network
Price (Linux)
$0.7960/ hr
~$581.08/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
30GB
1.9 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0498/ vCPU-hr
$0.0265/GB-hr
Network
High
Baseline: 5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
250MB/s
Max: 16,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score268,007
CoreMark / vCPU16,750.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding85 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar336,692 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0498
Cost per GB-hr$0.0265

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks7 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceHigh
Baseline Bandwidth5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS16,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS16,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput2000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2015-01-11

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.7960/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.2350/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.9317/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
16regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 16 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.8000
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$1.0080
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.9070
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.9240
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$1.0420
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$1.0080
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.9580
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.8760
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.9090
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.9050
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.9500
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$1.2350
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.7960
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.7960
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.9970
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.7960