c8a.12xlarge
Amazon EC2 · C8a family
The c8a.12xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 48 vCPUs and 96 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with 22.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.586 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 48
- memory
- 96 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $2.586
- spot
- –
- regions
- 7
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$1,888/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 3 areas
c8a.12xlarge price by region
7 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $2.586 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $2.586 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $2.586 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $2.775 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $2.775 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $2.952 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $3.256 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 48
- Memory
- 96 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 GiB
- Processor
- AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
- CPU vendor
- AMD
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- 22.5 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 22.5 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c8a.12xlarge- Family
- C8a
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 7 (Asia, Europe, North America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $2.586/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 15000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 96
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 10-15%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 58%
c8a.12xlarge 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 c8a.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c8a.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | $2.586 | – |
| Azure | F48s v2 | 48 | 96 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $2.03 | -22% |
| F48als v6 | 48 | 96 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $2.904 | +12% | |
| Google Cloud | n4d-highcpu-48 | 48 | 96 GiB | AMD Turin | $1.715 | -34% |
| n4-highcpu-48 | 48 | 96 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $1.837 | -29% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 96GB | 48 | 96 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.296 | -50% |
| G7 Dedicated 96x48 | 48 | 96 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.556 | -40% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-48c-192g192 GiB (2×) | 48 | 192 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.44 | -44% |
| vx1-g-48c-192g-2880s192 GiB (2×) | 48 | 192 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.835 | -29% |
C8a family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c8a.medium | 1 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0539 | $39.34 |
| c8a.large | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.1078 | $78.67 |
| c8a.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB | – | $0.2155 | $157 |
| c8a.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | – | $0.4311 | $315 |
| c8a.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | – | $0.8622 | $629 |
| c8a.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB | – | $1.724 | $1,259 |
| c8a.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | – | $2.586 | $1,888 |
| c8a.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | – | $3.449 | $2,518 |
| c8a.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB | – | $5.173 | $3,776 |
| c8a.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 GiB | – | $5.173 | $3,776 |
| c8a.48xlarge | 192 | 384 GiB | – | $10.35 | $7,553 |
| c8a.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 GiB | – | $10.35 | $7,553 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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c8a.12xlarge FAQ
How much does c8a.12xlarge cost?
c8a.12xlarge costs $2.586 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,888 per month. Across 7 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.586 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.256 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). With Windows it costs $4.794 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c8a.12xlarge have?
c8a.12xlarge has 48 vCPUs and 96 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor. It is a compute optimized instance type in the C8a family.
What are the equivalents of c8a.12xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F48s v2 (48 vCPU, 96 GiB, $2.03/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highcpu-48 (48 vCPU, 96 GiB, $1.715/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 96GB (48 vCPU, 96 GiB, $1.296/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-48c-192g (48 vCPU, 192 GiB, $1.44/hour in New Jersey).