c8a.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C8a family

The c8a.16xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with 30 Gigabit networking, starting at $3.449 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
128 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

x86-64

on-demand
$3.449

$2,518/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
7

across 3 areas

c8a.16xlarge 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$3.449
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$3.449
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$3.449
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$3.70
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$3.70
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$3.936
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$4.341

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
128 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
30 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
30 Gbps

aws details

API name
c8a.16xlarge
Family
C8a
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
7 (Asia, Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $3.449/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
20000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
128
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
15-20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
61%

c8a.16xlarge 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 c8a.16xlarge
AWSc8a.16xlarge64128 GiBAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor$3.449–
AzureF64s v264128 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$2.706-22%
F64als v664128 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$3.872+12%
Google Cloudn4d-highcpu-6464128 GiBAMD Turin$2.287-34%
n4-highcpu-6464128 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$2.449-29%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x6464128 GiBAMD EPYC$2.16-37%
Dedicated 128GB50 vCPU (1.3× less)50128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.728-50%
Vultrvoc-g-64c-192gb-960s-amd192 GiB (1.5×)64192 GiBAMD EPYC$2.63-24%
vx1-g-64c-256g256 GiB (2×)64256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-44%

C8a family sizes

all about C8a→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
c8a.medium12 GiB–$0.0539$39.34
c8a.large24 GiB–$0.1078$78.67
c8a.xlarge48 GiB–$0.2155$157
c8a.2xlarge816 GiB–$0.4311$315
c8a.4xlarge1632 GiB–$0.8622$629
c8a.8xlarge3264 GiB–$1.724$1,259
c8a.12xlarge4896 GiB–$2.586$1,888
c8a.16xlarge64128 GiB–$3.449$2,518
c8a.24xlarge96192 GiB–$5.173$3,776
c8a.metal-24xl96192 GiB–$5.173$3,776
c8a.48xlarge192384 GiB–$10.35$7,553
c8a.metal-48xl192384 GiB–$10.35$7,553

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c8a.16xlarge FAQ

How much does c8a.16xlarge cost?

c8a.16xlarge costs $3.449 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,518 per month. Across 7 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.449 in US East (N. Virginia) to $4.341 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). With Windows it costs $6.393 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c8a.16xlarge have?

c8a.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 128 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.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F64s v2 (64 vCPU, 128 GiB, $2.706/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highcpu-64 (64 vCPU, 128 GiB, $2.287/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x64 (64 vCPU, 128 GiB, $2.16/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-g-64c-192gb-960s-amd (64 vCPU, 192 GiB, $2.63/hour in New Jersey).