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c8gd.medium

Part of the C8GD 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).88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 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.mediumMediummedium = Medium1 vCPUs • 2 GB RAM • 59 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 12.5 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.0311/ hr
~$22.70/mo
Compute
1vCPUs
1 cores • arm64
Memory
2GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0311/ vCPU-hr
$0.0155/GB-hr
Network
Up to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline: 0.52 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads1 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score30,161
CoreMark / vCPU30,161.4 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar969,807 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0311
Cost per GB-hr$0.0155

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods8 pods
Max ECS Tasks4 tasks
Max ENIs2
IPv4/v6 per ENI4
Total Addressable IPs8 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth0.52 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (59 GB)
Local NVMe Disk59 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput39.375 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS2,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10 Gbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor2
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-04-21

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.0311/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.0760/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.0551/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 18 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$0.0486
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$0.0311
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$0.0675
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.0561
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.0571
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.0643
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$0.0486
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.0623
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.0541
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.0566
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.0556
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.0587
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.0531
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$0.0556
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.0760
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$0.0490
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$0.0490
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$0.0490