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c7gd.2xlarge

Part of the C7GD 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).77th Generation7 = 7th GenerationAWS 7th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton3 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 16 GB RAM • 475 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 15 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.2304/ hr
~$168.19/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
8 cores • arm64
Memory
16GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0288/ vCPU-hr
$0.0144/GB-hr
Network
Up to 15 Gbps
Baseline: 3.75 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

ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score206,718
CoreMark / vCPU25,839.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding72 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar897,214 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0288
Cost per GB-hr$0.0144

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks40 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 15 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth3.75 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth15 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (475 GB)
Local NVMe Disk475 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput312.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS12,000
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 Factor16
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2023-07-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.2304/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.5632/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.4175/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
23regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 23 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$0.4234
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$0.3598
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$0.2304
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$0.4611
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.4158
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.4234
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.4763
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.4612
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.4385
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.4385
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.4006
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.4196
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.4120
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.4347
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.4347
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.3931
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$0.4120
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$0.4615
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.5632
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$0.3629
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$0.3629
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.4536
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$0.3629