c3.8xlarge
Amazon EC2 · C3 family
The c3.8xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 60 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge) with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.68 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 32
- memory
- 60 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.68
- spot
- $0.7297
- regions
- 11
dedicated
1.88 GiB per vCPU
2.8 GHz
$1,226/mo · us-east-1
−57% vs on-demand
across 5 areas
c3.8xlarge 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 | $1.68 | $0.7297 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $1.68 | $0.5227 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $1.839 | – |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $1.912 | $0.689 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $1.912 | $0.3145 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $2.016 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $2.043 | $0.5264 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $2.064 | $0.7612 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $2.117 | $0.3642 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $2.117 | $0.5621 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $2.60 | $0.4255 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 32
- Memory
- 60 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
- 640 GB SSD (2 disks)
- Storage detail
- 2 x 320 SSD
- Network
- 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c3.8xlarge- Family
- C3
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 11 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $1.68/hr
- ECU
- 108
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 64
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 59%
c3.8xlarge equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs c3.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c3.8xlarge | 32 | 60 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge) | $1.68 | – |
| Azure | F32s v264 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $1.353 | -19% |
| F32alds v764 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $2.29 | +36% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-3264 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD Milan | $1.199 | -29% |
| c4d-highcpu-32 | 32 | 60 GiB | AMD Turin | $1.272 | -24% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 64GB64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.864 | -49% |
| G7 Dedicated 64x3264 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.037 | -38% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-32c-64gb-500s-amd64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.877 | -48% |
| voc-c-32c-64gb-1000s-amd64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.986 | -41% |
C3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c3.large | 2 | 3.75 GiB | 32 GB SSD (2 disks) | $0.105 | $76.65 | $0.0557 |
| c3.xlarge | 4 | 7.5 GiB | 80 GB SSD (2 disks) | $0.21 | $153 | $0.0923 |
| c3.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GiB | 160 GB SSD (2 disks) | $0.42 | $307 | $0.1947 |
| c3.4xlarge | 16 | 30 GiB | 320 GB SSD (2 disks) | $0.84 | $613 | $0.3509 |
| c3.8xlarge | 32 | 60 GiB | 640 GB SSD (2 disks) | $1.68 | $1,226 | $0.7297 |
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c3.8xlarge FAQ
How much does c3.8xlarge cost?
c3.8xlarge costs $1.68 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,226 per month. Across 11 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.68 in US East (N. Virginia) to $2.60 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.7297 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $3.008 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c3.8xlarge have?
c3.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 60 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 c3.8xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F32s v2 (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $1.353/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-32 (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $1.199/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 64GB (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.864/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-32c-64gb-500s-amd (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.877/hour in New Jersey).