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Part of the C1 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).11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.mediumMediummedium = Medium2 vCPUs • 1.7 GiB RAM • 350 GB SSD • Moderate Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1300/ hr
~$94.90/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
1.7GiB
0.8 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0650/ vCPU-hr
$0.0765/GiB-hr
Network
1.2Gbps
Baseline: 0.3 Gbps
Storage & EBS
350 GB
350 GB

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Family
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed—
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score19,883
CoreMark / vCPU9,941.3 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar152,946 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0650
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0765

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods12 pods
Max ECS Tasks1 tasks
Max ENIs2
IPv4/v6 per ENI6
Total Addressable IPs12 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.3 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth1.2 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingNo
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (350 GB)
Local NVMe Disk350 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput—
EBS Max Throughput—
EBS Baseline IOPS—
EBS Max / Burst IOPS—
Dedicated EBS Throughput1 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor2
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2008-05-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1300/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.1790/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1531/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
9regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 9 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.1640
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.1640
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.1580
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.1570
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.1480
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.1790
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.1300
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.1480
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.1300