c6i.metal
Amazon EC2 · C6i family
The c6i.metal is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 128 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) with 50 Gigabit networking, starting at $5.331 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 128
- memory
- 256 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $5.44
- spot
- $2.441
- 1-yr reserved
- $3.599
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
3.5 GHz
$3,971/mo · us-east-1
−55% vs on-demand
−34% vs on-demand
c6i.metal price by region
29 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5cheapestAsia | $5.331 | – | $3.539 | $2.418 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7cheapestAsia | $5.331 | – | $3.539 | $2.418 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia | $5.44 | $1.286 | $3.599 | $2.468 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $5.44 | $1.896 | $3.602 | $2.468 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $5.44 | $2.441 | $3.599 | $2.395 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $5.44 | $2.113 | $3.599 | $2.395 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $5.44 | $1.09 | $3.599 | $2.395 |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America | $5.712 | – | $3.778 | $2.515 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $5.824 | $1.014 | $3.853 | $2.642 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $5.837 | $2.298 | $3.864 | $2.661 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $5.952 | $1.273 | $3.951 | $2.613 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $5.952 | $2.379 | $3.951 | $2.613 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $6.129 | $2.265 | $4.057 | $2.794 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $6.144 | $1.195 | $4.059 | $2.792 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $6.208 | $1.477 | $4.092 | $2.816 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $6.272 | $1.463 | $4.163 | $2.845 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $6.464 | $2.475 | $4.267 | $2.938 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $6.464 | $0.8918 | $4.276 | $2.932 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $6.464 | $1.512 | $4.267 | $2.938 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $6.528 | – | $4.318 | $2.731 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $6.528 | – | $4.318 | $2.731 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $6.758 | $1.516 | $4.471 | $3.066 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $6.784 | $1.292 | $4.481 | $3.084 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $6.848 | $1.726 | $4.503 | $3.106 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $6.848 | $1.346 | $4.516 | $3.121 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $6.912 | $0.7775 | $4.572 | $3.135 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $7.104 | $1.657 | $4.691 | $3.228 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $7.296 | $1.906 | $4.596 | $3.152 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $8.384 | $0.8384 | $5.537 | $3.809 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 128
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 3.5 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- 50 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 50 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c6i.metal- Family
- C6i
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 29 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Malaysia) · $5.331/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 40000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 256
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 10-15%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 64%
c6i.metal 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 c6i.metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c6i.metal | 128 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | $5.44 | – |
| Azure | D128als v7 | 128 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $5.146 | -5% |
| D128ls v6 | 128 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | $5.713 | +5% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-112112 vCPU (1.1× less) · 224 GiB (1.1× less) | 112 | 224 GiB | AMD Milan | $4.198 | -23% |
| c4-highcpu-144144 vCPU (1.13×) · 288 GiB (1.13×) | 144 | 288 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids | $6.124 | +13% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 256x128 | 128 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $4.32 | -21% |
| G8 Dedicated 512x128512 GiB (2×) | 128 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC | $6.84 | +26% | |
| Vultr | voc-g-96c-256gb-1280s-amd96 vCPU (1.3× less) | 96 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $5.26 | -3% |
| vx1-g-96c-384g96 vCPU (1.3× less) · 384 GiB (1.5×) | 96 | 384 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.88 | -47% |
C6i family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6i.large | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.085 | $62.05 | $0.0392 | $0.0562 |
| c6i.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB | – | $0.17 | $124 | $0.0783 | $0.1125 |
| c6i.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | – | $0.34 | $248 | $0.1522 | $0.2249 |
| c6i.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | – | $0.68 | $496 | $0.3301 | $0.4498 |
| c6i.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB | – | $1.36 | $993 | $0.6765 | $0.8996 |
| c6i.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | – | $2.04 | $1,489 | $0.9245 | $1.349 |
| c6i.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | – | $2.72 | $1,986 | $1.242 | $1.799 |
| c6i.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB | – | $4.08 | $2,978 | $1.71 | $2.699 |
| c6i.32xlarge | 128 | 256 GiB | – | $5.44 | $3,971 | $2.133 | $3.599 |
| c6i.metal | 128 | 256 GiB | – | $5.44 | $3,971 | $2.441 | $3.599 |
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c6i.metal FAQ
How much does c6i.metal cost?
c6i.metal costs $5.44 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $3,971 per month. Across 29 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $5.331 in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) to $8.384 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $2.441 per hour (55% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $3.599 per hour. With Windows it costs $11.33 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c6i.metal have?
c6i.metal has 128 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake). It is a compute optimized instance type in the C6i family.
What is the cheapest region for c6i.metal?
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5) at $5.331 per hour for Linux on demand, 2% less than US East (N. Virginia). c6i.metal is sold in 29 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of c6i.metal on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D128als v7 (128 vCPU, 256 GiB, $5.146/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-112 (112 vCPU, 224 GiB, $4.198/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x128 (128 vCPU, 256 GiB, $4.32/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-g-96c-256gb-1280s-amd (96 vCPU, 256 GiB, $5.26/hour in Bangalore).