c6i.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C6i family

The c6i.xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) with up to 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.1666 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.5 GHz

on-demand
$0.17

$124/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.0783

−54% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.1125

−34% vs on-demand

c6i.xlarge price by region

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

Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5cheapestAsia$0.1666–$0.1106$0.0756
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7cheapestAsia$0.1666–$0.1106$0.0756
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$0.17$0.0488$0.1125$0.0771
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$0.17$0.0639$0.1126$0.0771
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.17$0.0783$0.1125$0.0748
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.17$0.0737$0.1125$0.0748
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.17$0.0683$0.1125$0.0748
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.1785–$0.1181$0.0786
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.182$0.0649$0.1204$0.0826
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.1824$0.0878$0.1208$0.0832
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.186$0.0746$0.1235$0.0817
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.186$0.0814$0.1235$0.0817
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.1915$0.0749$0.1268$0.0873
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.192$0.0703$0.1268$0.0873
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$0.1926–––
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.194$0.0868$0.1279$0.088
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.196$0.0892$0.1301$0.0889
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.202$0.0803$0.1334$0.0918
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.202$0.0433$0.1336$0.0916
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.202$0.0692$0.1334$0.0918
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.204–$0.135$0.0853
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.204–$0.135$0.0853
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.2112$0.0508$0.1397$0.0958
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.212$0.0862$0.14$0.0964
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.214$0.056$0.1407$0.0971
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.214$0.0861$0.1411$0.0975
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.216$0.0536$0.1429$0.098
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.222$0.1014$0.1466$0.1009
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.228$0.075$0.1436$0.0985
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$0.2331–––
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.262$0.1137$0.173$0.119

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
8 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
Up to 12.5 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
12.5 Gbps

aws details

API name
c6i.xlarge
Family
C6i
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) · $0.1666/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
8
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
15-20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
63%

c6i.xlarge 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 c6i.xlarge
AWSc6i.xlarge48 GiBIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)$0.17–
AzureF4s v248 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.169-1%
F4als v648 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.242+42%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Milan$0.1499-12%
n4d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Turin$0.1429-16%
AkamaiDedicated 8GB48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-36%
G7 Dedicated 8x448 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-24%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-35%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-28%

C6i family sizes

all about C6i→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c6i.large24 GiB–$0.085$62.05$0.0392$0.0562
c6i.xlarge48 GiB–$0.17$124$0.0783$0.1125
c6i.2xlarge816 GiB–$0.34$248$0.1522$0.2249
c6i.4xlarge1632 GiB–$0.68$496$0.3301$0.4498
c6i.8xlarge3264 GiB–$1.36$993$0.6765$0.8996
c6i.12xlarge4896 GiB–$2.04$1,489$0.9245$1.349
c6i.16xlarge64128 GiB–$2.72$1,986$1.242$1.799
c6i.24xlarge96192 GiB–$4.08$2,978$1.71$2.699
c6i.32xlarge128256 GiB–$5.44$3,971$2.133$3.599
c6i.metal128256 GiB–$5.44$3,971$2.441$3.599

Similar instance types on AWS

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c6i.xlarge FAQ

How much does c6i.xlarge cost?

c6i.xlarge costs $0.17 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $124 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1666 in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) to $0.262 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0783 per hour (54% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.1125 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.354 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c6i.xlarge have?

c6i.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 8 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.xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5) at $0.1666 per hour for Linux on demand, 2% less than US East (N. Virginia). c6i.xlarge is sold in 31 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c6i.xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F4s v2 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.169/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-4 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.1499/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 8GB (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.108/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in New Jersey).