c8a.4xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C8a family

The c8a.4xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.8622 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

x86-64

on-demand
$0.8622

$629/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
7

across 3 areas

c8a.4xlarge 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$0.8622
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.8622
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.8622
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.9249
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.925
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.9839
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.085

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
32 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.4xlarge
Family
C8a
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
7 (Asia, Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.8622/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
32
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
10-15%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
60%

c8a.4xlarge 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.4xlarge
AWSc8a.4xlarge1632 GiBAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor$0.8622–
AzureF16s v21632 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.677-21%
F16als v61632 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.968+12%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-161632 GiBAMD Milan$0.5997-30%
n4d-highcpu-161632 GiBAMD Turin$0.5717-34%
AkamaiDedicated 32GB1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.432-50%
G7 Dedicated 32x161632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.519-40%
Vultrvoc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-49%
voc-c-16c-32gb-500s-amd1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.493-43%

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

Similar instance types on AWS

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c8a.4xlarge FAQ

How much does c8a.4xlarge cost?

c8a.4xlarge costs $0.8622 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $629 per month. Across 7 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.8622 in US East (N. Virginia) to $1.085 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). With Windows it costs $1.598 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c8a.4xlarge have?

c8a.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 32 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.4xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F16s v2 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.677/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-16 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.5997/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 32GB (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.432/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.438/hour in New Jersey).