c4.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · C4 family
The c4.2xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 15 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) with high networking, starting at $0.398 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 15 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.398
- spot
- $0.1726
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.252
dedicated
1.88 GiB per vCPU
2.9 GHz
$291/mo · us-east-1
−57% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
c4.2xlarge price by region
16 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.398 | $0.1726 | $0.252 | $0.177 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.398 | $0.1601 | $0.252 | $0.177 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.398 | $0.157 | $0.252 | $0.177 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.40 | $0.1837 | $0.271 | $0.192 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.438 | $0.1425 | $0.294 | $0.199 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.453 | $0.1816 | $0.311 | $0.238 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.454 | $0.1568 | $0.307 | $0.238 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.454 | $0.1686 | $0.315 | $0.242 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.462 | $0.1778 | $0.315 | $0.225 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.476 | $0.1868 | $0.328 | $0.251 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.479 | – | $0.302 | $0.207 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.498 | $0.1586 | $0.34 | $0.246 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.504 | $0.0767 | $0.361 | $0.276 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.504 | $0.1831 | $0.361 | $0.276 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.522 | $0.2442 | $0.336 | $0.251 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.618 | $0.2073 | $0.441 | $0.311 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 15 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 1.88 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.9 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- High
aws details
- API name
c4.2xlarge- Family
- C4
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 16 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.398/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 1000 Mbps
- ECU
- 31
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 16
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 62%
c4.2xlarge 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 c4.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c4.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) | $0.398 | – |
| Azure | F8s v216 GiB (1.07×) | 8 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $0.338 | -15% |
| F8als v616 GiB (1.07×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.484 | +22% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-816 GiB (1.07×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD Milan | $0.2998 | -25% |
| c4d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 15 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.3179 | -20% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 16GB16 GiB (1.07×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.216 | -46% |
| G7 Dedicated 16x816 GiB (1.07×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.2595 | -35% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd16 GiB (1.07×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.219 | -45% |
| voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd16 GiB (1.07×) | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.247 | -38% |
C4 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4.large | 2 | 3.75 GiB | – | $0.10 | $73.00 | $0.046 | $0.063 |
| c4.xlarge | 4 | 7.5 GiB | – | $0.199 | $145 | $0.0838 | $0.126 |
| c4.2xlarge | 8 | 15 GiB | – | $0.398 | $291 | $0.1726 | $0.252 |
| c4.4xlarge | 16 | 30 GiB | – | $0.796 | $581 | $0.3477 | $0.504 |
| c4.8xlarge | 36 | 60 GiB | – | $1.591 | $1,161 | $0.6953 | $1.008 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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c4.2xlarge FAQ
How much does c4.2xlarge cost?
c4.2xlarge costs $0.398 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $291 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.398 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.618 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1726 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.252 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.766 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4.2xlarge have?
c4.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 15 GiB of memory (1.88 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell). It is a compute optimized instance type in the C4 family.
What are the equivalents of c4.2xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F8s v2 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.338/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-8 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.2998/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 16GB (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.216/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.219/hour in New Jersey).