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c8i-flex.16xlarge

Part of the C8I-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).88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.iIntel Xeon Scalablei = Intel Xeon ScalableIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite 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.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 128.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 30000 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$2.7920/ hr
~$2,038.16/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
128.0GiB
2.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0436/ vCPU-hr
$0.0218/GiB-hr
Network
30Gbps
Baseline: 15 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,565,494
CoreMark / vCPU24,460.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding274 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar560,707 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0436
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0218

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods1010 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1024 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 30000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth15 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth30 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 20000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-10-06

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.7920/ hr
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)
Highest Price Region
$4.3907/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.2883/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
20regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 20 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$3.8208
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$2.8486
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)Lowest
ap-southeast-5$2.7920
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$2.8486
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$3.9062
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$3.2176
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$3.2848
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$3.7203
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$3.5862
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$3.1168
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$3.2509
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$3.0566
EU (London)
eu-west-2$3.3850
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$3.3850
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$3.0563
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$4.3907
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$2.8486
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$2.8486
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$3.5526
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$2.8486