c4.large
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.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 3.75 GiB RAM • EBS only • Moderate NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.1000/ hr
~$73.00/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
3.75GiB
1.9 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0500/ vCPU-hr
$0.0267/GiB-hr
Network
1.2Gbps
Baseline: 0.625 Gbps
Storage & EBS
62.5MB/s
Max: 4,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score31,679
CoreMark / vCPU15,839.5 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar316,790 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0500
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0267
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks2 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.625 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth1.2 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS4,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput500 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2015-01-11
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.1000/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)Highest Price Region
$0.1550/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.1166/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
16regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest | ap-south-1 | $0.1000 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.1260 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.1140 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.1150 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.1300 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.1260 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.1200 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.1100 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.1140 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.1130 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.1190 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.1550 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.1000 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.1000 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.1240 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.1000 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest | ap-south-1 | $0.1920 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.2180 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.2060 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.2070 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.2220 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.2180 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.2120 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.2020 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.2060 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.2050 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.2110 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.2470 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.1920 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.1920 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.2160 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.1920 |
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