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c4.xlarge

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.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 8 GB RAM • EBS only • High Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1990/ hr
~$145.27/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
8GB
1.9 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0498/ vCPU-hr
$0.0265/GB-hr
Network
High
Baseline: 1.25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
93.75MB/s
Max: 6,000 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 / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score67,359
CoreMark / vCPU16,839.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding24 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar338,487 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0498
Cost per GB-hr$0.0265

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 PerformanceHigh
Baseline Bandwidth1.25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth2.8 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput93.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput93.75 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS6,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput750 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2015-01-11

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1990/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.3090/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.2328/ 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)
$0.2000
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$0.2520
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.2270
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.2310
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.2610
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.2520
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.2390
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.2180
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.2270
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.2260
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.2370
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.3090
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.1990
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.1990
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.2490
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.1990