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c8i.96xlarge

Part of the C8I 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.96xlarge96 Extra Large96xlarge = 96 Extra Large384 vCPUs • 768.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 100000 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$17.6333/ hr
~$12,872.29/mo
Compute
384vCPUs
192 cores • x86_64
Memory
768.0GiB
2.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0459/ vCPU-hr
$0.0230/GiB-hr
Network
100Gbps
Baseline: 100 Gbps
Storage & EBS
10,000MB/s
Max: 480,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads384 vCPUs
Physical Cores192
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score8,808,855
CoreMark / vCPU22,939.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding312 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar499,559 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0459
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0230

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods1514 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs24
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1536 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance100000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth100 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth100 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput10000 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput10000 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS480,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS480,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput80000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor768
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-10-06

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$17.6333/ hr
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)
Highest Price Region
$27.7306/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$20.6967/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
21regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 21 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$24.1325
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$17.9923
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)Lowest
ap-southeast-5$17.6333
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$17.9923
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$24.6720
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$20.3213
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$20.7456
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$23.4970
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$22.6502
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$19.6858
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$20.5325
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$19.3056
EU (London)
eu-west-2$21.3792
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$21.3792
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$19.2634
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$19.3037
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$27.7306
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$17.9923
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$17.9923
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$22.4371
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$17.9923