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c4.large

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.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 4 GB RAM • EBS only • Moderate Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1000/ hr
~$73.00/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
4GB
1.9 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0500/ vCPU-hr
$0.0267/GB-hr
Network
Moderate
Baseline: 0.625 Gbps
Storage & EBS
62.5MB/s
Max: 4,000 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 / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score31,679
CoreMark / vCPU15,839.5 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar316,790 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0500
Cost per GB-hr$0.0267

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks2 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.625 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth1.2 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS4,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2015-01-11

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1000/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.1550/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1166/ 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)
Lowest
$0.1000
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$0.1260
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.1140
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.1150
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.1300
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.1260
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.1200
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.1100
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.1140
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.1130
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.1190
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.1550
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.1000
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.1000
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.1240
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.1000