c3.xlarge
Prev GenPart of the C3 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).33rd Generation3 = 3rd GenerationAWS 3rd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 7.5 GiB RAM • 80 GB SSD • Moderate NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.2100/ hr
~$153.30/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
7.5GiB
1.9 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0525/ vCPU-hr
$0.0280/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 0.7 Gbps
Storage & EBS
62.5MB/s
Max: 4,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score58,594
CoreMark / vCPU14,648.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding21 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar279,019 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0525
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0280
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks3 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.7 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationSSD (80 GB)
Local NVMe Disk80 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS4,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput1 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2013-11-14
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.2100/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.3250/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.2498/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
11regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.2300 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.2650 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.2650 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.2550 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.2520 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.2580 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.2390 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.3250 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.2100 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.2390 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.2100 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.4140 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.4770 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.4770 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.4620 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.4180 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.4240 |
EU (Ireland)Lowest | eu-west-1 | $0.3760 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.4910 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.3760 |
US West (N. California)Lowest | us-west-1 | $0.3760 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.3760 |
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