c7a.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C7a family

The c7a.xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor with up to 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.2053 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

x86-64

on-demand
$0.2053

$150/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.1013

−51% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.1358

−34% vs on-demand

c7a.xlarge 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$0.2053$0.1013$0.1358$0.0904
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.2053$0.0684$0.1358$0.0904
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.2053$0.0791$0.1358$0.0904
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.2198$0.0639$0.1454$0.0997
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.2202$0.0523$0.1458$0.1004
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.2202$0.0999$0.1458$0.1004
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.2343$0.0783$0.1544$0.1063
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.2367–$0.1571$0.1074
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.2439–$0.161$0.1109
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.256–$0.1691$0.1164
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.2584$0.0861$0.1704$0.1178

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
8 GiB
Memory per vCPU
2 GiB
Processor
AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
CPU vendor
AMD
Architecture
x86-64
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
c7a.xlarge
Family
C7a
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
11 (Asia, Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.2053/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
8
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
10-15%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
66%

c7a.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 c7a.xlarge
AWSc7a.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor$0.2053–
AzureF4s v248 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.169-18%
F4als v648 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.242+18%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Milan$0.1499-27%
n4d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Turin$0.1429-30%
AkamaiDedicated 8GB48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-47%
G7 Dedicated 8x448 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-37%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-46%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-40%

C7a family sizes

all about C7a→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c7a.medium12 GiB–$0.0513$37.46$0.0227$0.034
c7a.large24 GiB–$0.1026$74.93$0.0452$0.0679
c7a.xlarge48 GiB–$0.2053$150$0.1013$0.1358
c7a.2xlarge816 GiB–$0.4106$300$0.218$0.2716
c7a.4xlarge1632 GiB–$0.8211$599$0.3811$0.5432
c7a.8xlarge3264 GiB–$1.642$1,199$0.7593$1.086
c7a.12xlarge4896 GiB–$2.463$1,798$1.013$1.63
c7a.16xlarge64128 GiB–$3.284$2,398$1.333$2.173
c7a.24xlarge96192 GiB–$4.927$3,597$2.094$3.259
c7a.32xlarge128256 GiB–$6.569$4,795$2.706$4.345
c7a.48xlarge192384 GiB–$9.853$7,193$4.02$6.518
c7a.metal-48xl192384 GiB–$9.853$7,193$3.90$6.518

Similar instance types on AWS

other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first

c7a.xlarge FAQ

How much does c7a.xlarge cost?

c7a.xlarge costs $0.2053 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $150 per month. Across 11 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.2053 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.2584 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). Spot capacity costs $0.1013 per hour (51% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.1358 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.3893 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c7a.xlarge have?

c7a.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor. It is a compute optimized instance type in the C7a family.

What are the equivalents of c7a.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).