c8a.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · C8a family
The c8a.2xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.4311 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.4311
- spot
- –
- regions
- 7
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$315/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 3 areas
c8a.2xlarge 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 | $0.4311 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.4311 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.4311 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.4624 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.4625 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.492 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.5426 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 16 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
- Up to 15 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 15 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c8a.2xlarge- Family
- C8a
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 7 (Asia, Europe, North America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.4311/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 10000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 16
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 15-20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 56%
c8a.2xlarge 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.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c8a.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | $0.4311 | – |
| Azure | F8s v2 | 8 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $0.338 | -22% |
| F8als v6 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.484 | +12% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD Milan | $0.2998 | -30% |
| n4d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.2858 | -34% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 16GB | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.216 | -50% |
| G7 Dedicated 16x8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.2595 | -40% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.219 | -49% |
| voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.247 | -43% |
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.2xlarge FAQ
How much does c8a.2xlarge cost?
c8a.2xlarge costs $0.4311 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $315 per month. Across 7 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.4311 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.5426 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). With Windows it costs $0.7991 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c8a.2xlarge have?
c8a.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 16 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.2xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F8s v2 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.338/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-8 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.2998/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 16GB (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.216/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.219/hour in New Jersey).