c4.8xlarge
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.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large36 vCPUs • 60.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 10 Gigabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$1.5910/ hr
~$1,161.43/mo
Compute
36vCPUs
18 cores • x86_64
Memory
60.0GiB
1.7 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0442/ vCPU-hr
$0.0265/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 10 Gbps
Storage & EBS
500MB/s
Max: 32,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads36 vCPUs
Physical Cores18
Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score597,510
CoreMark / vCPU16,597.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding155 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar375,556 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0442
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0265
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks7 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI
Networking & Bandwidth
Network Performance10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth10 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 Throughput500 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS32,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS32,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput4000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2015-01-11
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$1.5910/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$2.4700/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$1.8632/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
16regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $1.6000 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $2.0160 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $1.8150 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $1.8480 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $2.0850 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $2.0160 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $1.9150 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $1.7500 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $1.8170 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $1.8110 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $1.9020 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $2.4700 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $1.5910 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $1.5910 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $1.9930 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $1.5910 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $3.2560 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $3.6720 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $3.4710 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $3.5040 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $3.7410 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $3.6720 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $3.5710 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $3.4060 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $3.4730 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $3.3340 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $3.5580 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $4.1260 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $3.0910 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $3.0910 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $3.5360 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $3.0910 |
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