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c9g.4xlarge

Part of the C9G 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).99th Generation9 = 9th GenerationAWS 9th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton5 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 32 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 17 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.6790/ hr
~$495.70/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
16 cores • arm64
Memory
32GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0424/ vCPU-hr
$0.0212/GB-hr
Network
Up to 17 Gbps
Baseline: 8.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,500MB/s
Max: 48,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score576,473
CoreMark / vCPU36,029.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding169 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar848,953 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0424
Cost per GB-hr$0.0212

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods394 pods
Max ECS Tasks—
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs400 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 17 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth8.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth17 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput750 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS24,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS48,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 12000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2026-06-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.6790/ hr
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)
Highest Price Region
$0.8725/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.7510/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
8regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 8 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
Lowest
$0.6790
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.7827
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.7990
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Highest
$0.8725
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.7909
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$0.6955
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$0.6931
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$0.6955