c4.2xlarge
Part of the C4 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).44th Generation4 = 4th GenerationAWS 4th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 15.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • High NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.3980/ hr
~$290.54/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
4 cores • x86_64
Memory
15.0GiB
1.9 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0498/ vCPU-hr
$0.0265/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 2.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
125MB/s
Max: 8,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score137,824
CoreMark / vCPU17,228 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding42 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar346,291 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0498
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0265
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 PerformanceHigh
Baseline Bandwidth2.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput125 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput125 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS8,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS8,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput1000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor16
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2015-01-11
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.3980/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.6180/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.4660/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
16regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.4000 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.5040 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.4540 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.4620 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.5220 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.5040 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.4790 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.4380 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.4540 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.4530 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.4760 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.6180 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.3980 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.3980 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.4980 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.3980 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.7680 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.8720 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.8220 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.8300 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.8900 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.8720 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.8470 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.8060 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.8220 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.8210 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.8440 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.9860 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.7660 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.7660 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.8660 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.7660 |
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