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c6i.xlarge

Part of the C6I 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).66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.iIntel Xeon Scalablei = Intel Xeon ScalableIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (x86_64). Powered by Intel Xeon Scalable x86_64 processors with Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX-512 / AMX) acceleration.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 8 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 12.5 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1666/ hr
~$121.62/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
8GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0416/ vCPU-hr
$0.0208/GB-hr
Network
Up to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline: 1.562 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed3.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score70,311
CoreMark / vCPU17,577.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding27 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar422,035 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0416
Cost per GB-hr$0.0208

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks20 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth1.562 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput156.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-10-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1666/ hr
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)
Highest Price Region
$0.2620/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1988/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
37regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 37 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$0.2280
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$0.2160
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$0.1700
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
Lowest
$0.1666
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.1700
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$0.2331
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$0.2140
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.1920
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.1960
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.2220
ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$0.1926
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
Lowest
$0.1666
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.2140
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.2040
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.2040
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.1860
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$0.1860
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.1940
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.1824
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.2020
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$0.2020
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.2020
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.1820
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$0.1915
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$0.1785
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$0.2112
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.2620
us-east-1-atl-1
US East (Atlanta)
$0.2125
us-east-1-chi-1
US East (Chicago)
$0.2125
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$0.2125
us-east-1-iah-1
US East (Houston)
$0.2125
us-east-1-mia-1
US East (Miami)
$0.2125
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$0.1700
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$0.1700
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.2120
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$0.1700
us-west-2-phx-1
US West (Phoenix)
$0.2040