c4.8xlarge
Amazon EC2 · C4 family
The c4.8xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 36 vCPUs and 60 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.591 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 36
- memory
- 60 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.591
- spot
- $0.6953
- 1-yr reserved
- $1.008
dedicated
1.67 GiB per vCPU
2.9 GHz
$1,161/mo · us-east-1
−56% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
c4.8xlarge 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 | $1.591 | $0.6953 | $1.008 | $0.708 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $1.591 | $0.4871 | $1.008 | $0.708 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $1.591 | $0.5241 | $1.008 | $0.708 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $1.60 | $0.5426 | $1.084 | $0.77 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $1.75 | $0.6071 | $1.176 | $0.795 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $1.811 | $0.6548 | $1.243 | $0.95 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $1.815 | $0.4776 | $1.226 | $0.95 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $1.817 | $0.5589 | $1.26 | $0.968 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $1.848 | $0.5595 | $1.26 | $0.899 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $1.902 | $0.715 | $1.31 | $1.002 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $1.915 | – | $1.21 | $0.829 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $1.993 | $1.059 | $1.361 | $0.985 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $2.016 | $0.2783 | $1.445 | $1.106 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $2.016 | $0.6571 | $1.445 | $1.106 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $2.085 | $0.6189 | $1.344 | $1.002 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $2.47 | $0.247 | $1.764 | $1.244 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 36
- Memory
- 60 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 1.67 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
- 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c4.8xlarge- Family
- C4
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 16 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $1.591/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 4000 Mbps
- ECU
- 132
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 64
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 10-15%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 62%
c4.8xlarge 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 c4.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c4.8xlarge | 36 | 60 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) | $1.591 | – |
| Azure | F32s v232 vCPU (1.1× less) · 64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $1.353 | -15% |
| F32als v632 vCPU (1.1× less) · 64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $1.936 | +22% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-3232 vCPU (1.1× less) · 64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD Milan | $1.199 | -25% |
| c4d-highcpu-3232 vCPU (1.1× less) | 32 | 60 GiB | AMD Turin | $1.272 | -20% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 64GB32 vCPU (1.1× less) · 64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.864 | -46% |
| G7 Dedicated 64x3232 vCPU (1.1× less) · 64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.037 | -35% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-32c-64gb-500s-amd32 vCPU (1.1× less) · 64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.877 | -45% |
| voc-c-32c-64gb-1000s-amd32 vCPU (1.1× less) · 64 GiB (1.07×) | 32 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.986 | -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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c4.8xlarge FAQ
How much does c4.8xlarge cost?
c4.8xlarge costs $1.591 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,161 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.591 in US East (N. Virginia) to $2.47 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.6953 per hour (56% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.008 per hour. With Windows it costs $3.091 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c4.8xlarge have?
c4.8xlarge has 36 vCPUs and 60 GiB of memory (1.67 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 c4.8xlarge 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).