c3.4xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C3 family

The c3.4xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 30 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge) with high networking, starting at $0.84 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
30 GiB

1.88 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.8 GHz

on-demand
$0.84

$613/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.3509

−58% vs on-demand

regions
11

across 5 areas

Previous generation. AWS still sells c3.4xlarge, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar instance types below.

c3.4xlarge price by region

11 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.84$0.3509
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.84$0.2859
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.919–
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.956$0.389
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.956$0.3193
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$1.008–
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.021$0.4121
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.032$0.3507
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.058$0.4052
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.058$0.361
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$1.30$0.2694

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
30 GiB
Memory per vCPU
1.88 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.8 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
320 GB SSD (2 disks)
Storage detail
2 x 160 SSD
Network
High

aws details

API name
c3.4xlarge
Family
C3
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
11 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.84/hr
ECU
55
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
32
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
5-10%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
51%

c3.4xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs c3.4xlarge
AWSc3.4xlarge1630 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge)$0.84–
AzureF16s v232 GiB (1.07×)1632 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.677-19%
F16alds v732 GiB (1.07×)1632 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$1.145+36%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-1632 GiB (1.07×)1632 GiBAMD Milan$0.5997-29%
c4d-highcpu-161630 GiBAMD Turin$0.6359-24%
AkamaiDedicated 32GB32 GiB (1.07×)1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.432-49%
G7 Dedicated 32x1632 GiB (1.07×)1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.519-38%
Vultrvoc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd32 GiB (1.07×)1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-48%
voc-c-16c-32gb-500s-amd32 GiB (1.07×)1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.493-41%

C3 family sizes

all about C3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
c3.large23.75 GiB32 GB SSD (2 disks)$0.105$76.65$0.0557
c3.xlarge47.5 GiB80 GB SSD (2 disks)$0.21$153$0.0923
c3.2xlarge815 GiB160 GB SSD (2 disks)$0.42$307$0.1947
c3.4xlarge1630 GiB320 GB SSD (2 disks)$0.84$613$0.3509
c3.8xlarge3260 GiB640 GB SSD (2 disks)$1.68$1,226$0.7297

Similar instance types on AWS

other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first

c3.4xlarge FAQ

How much does c3.4xlarge cost?

c3.4xlarge costs $0.84 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $613 per month. Across 11 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.84 in US East (N. Virginia) to $1.30 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.3509 per hour (58% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.504 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c3.4xlarge have?

c3.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 30 GiB of memory (1.88 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge). It is a compute optimized instance type in the C3 family.

What are the equivalents of c3.4xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F16s v2 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.677/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-16 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.5997/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 32GB (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.432/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.438/hour in New Jersey).