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c6gd.8xlarge

Part of the C6GD 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).66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton2 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 64.0 GiB RAM • 1900 GB NVMe SSD • 12 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.7840/ hr
~$572.32/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
32 cores • arm64
Memory
64.0GiB
2.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0245/ vCPU-hr
$0.0123/GiB-hr
Network
12Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,187.5MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score625,815
CoreMark / vCPU19,556.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding152 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar798,233 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0245
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0123

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance12 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (1900 GB)
Local NVMe Disk1900 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput9000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2020-07-27

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.7840/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.9040/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.4346/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
23regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 23 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$1.6640
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$1.4400
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$0.7840
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$1.5680
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$1.4080
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.4400
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.6160
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.5680
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$1.4848
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$1.4848
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$1.3568
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.4240
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.3952
EU (London)
eu-west-2$1.4720
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$1.4720
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$1.3312
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$1.3952
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$1.5664
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$1.9040
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$1.2288
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$1.2288
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$1.5360
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$1.2288