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c7i-flex.xlarge

Part of the C7I-FLEX 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).77th Generation7 = 7th GenerationAWS 7th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.iIntel Xeon Scalablei = Intel Xeon ScalableIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) (x86_64). Powered by Intel Xeon Scalable x86_64 processors with Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX-512 / AMX) acceleration.flexFlex Instanceflex = Flex InstanceFlex instances offer up to 19% better price-to-performance for workloads that do not continuously utilize full compute capacity.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 8.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 12500 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1662/ hr
~$121.32/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
8.0GiB
2.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0415/ vCPU-hr
$0.0208/GiB-hr
Network
12.5Gbps
Baseline: 0.781 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score81,045
CoreMark / vCPU20,261.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding32 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar487,665 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0415
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0208

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks10 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 12500 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth0.781 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput78.125 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS3,600
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-05-14

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1662/ hr
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)
Highest Price Region
$0.2614/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1955/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
30regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 30 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$0.2274
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$0.2155
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$0.1696
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$0.1955
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)Lowest
ap-southeast-5$0.1662
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$0.1696
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$0.2325
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.1915
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.1956
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.2215
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
ap-east-2$0.1921
Asia Pacific (Thailand)Lowest
ap-southeast-7$0.1662
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.2135
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.2035
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.1855
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.1935
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.1819
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.2015
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$0.2015
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.2015
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$0.1815
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$0.1819
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$0.2129
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$0.1781
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$0.2038
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.2614
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$0.1696
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$0.1696
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.2115
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$0.1696