c8i.12xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C8i family

The c8i.12xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 48 vCPUs and 96 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) with 22.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.204 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
48

dedicated

memory
96 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.9 GHz

on-demand
$2.249

$1,642/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
21

across 6 areas

c8i.12xlarge price by region

21 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5cheapestAsia$2.204
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$2.249
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$2.249
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$2.249
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$2.249
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$2.249
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.408
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.413
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.413
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.461
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.54
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.567
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.593
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.672
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.672
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.805
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.831
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.937
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$3.017
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$3.084
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.466

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
48
Memory
96 GiB
Memory per vCPU
2 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.9 GHz
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
c8i.12xlarge
Family
C8i
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
21 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) · $2.204/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
15000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
96
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
59%

c8i.12xlarge 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 c8i.12xlarge
AWSc8i.12xlarge4896 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)$2.249–
AzureF48s v24896 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$2.03-10%
F48als v64896 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$2.904+29%
Google Cloudn4d-highcpu-484896 GiBAMD Turin$1.715-24%
n4-highcpu-484896 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$1.837-18%
AkamaiDedicated 96GB4896 GiBAMD EPYC$1.296-42%
G7 Dedicated 96x484896 GiBAMD EPYC$1.556-31%
Vultrvx1-g-48c-192g192 GiB (2×)48192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.44-36%
vx1-g-48c-192g-2880s192 GiB (2×)48192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.835-18%

C8i family sizes

all about C8i→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
c8i.large24 GiB–$0.0937$68.41
c8i.xlarge48 GiB–$0.1874$137
c8i.2xlarge816 GiB–$0.3748$274
c8i.4xlarge1632 GiB–$0.7497$547
c8i.8xlarge3264 GiB–$1.499$1,095
c8i.12xlarge4896 GiB–$2.249$1,642
c8i.16xlarge64128 GiB–$2.999$2,189
c8i.24xlarge96192 GiB–$4.498$3,284
c8i.32xlarge128256 GiB–$5.997$4,378
c8i.48xlarge192384 GiB–$8.996$6,567
c8i.metal-48xl192384 GiB–$8.996$6,567
c8i.96xlarge384768 GiB–$17.99$13,134
c8i.metal-96xl384768 GiB–$17.99$13,134

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c8i.12xlarge FAQ

How much does c8i.12xlarge cost?

c8i.12xlarge costs $2.249 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,642 per month. Across 21 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.204 in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) to $3.466 in South America (Sao Paulo). With Windows it costs $4.457 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c8i.12xlarge have?

c8i.12xlarge has 48 vCPUs and 96 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids). It is a compute optimized instance type in the C8i family.

What is the cheapest region for c8i.12xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5) at $2.204 per hour for Linux on demand, 2% less than US East (N. Virginia). c8i.12xlarge is sold in 21 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c8i.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).