c8i.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C8i family

The c8i.2xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.3674 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
16 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.9 GHz

on-demand
$0.3748

$274/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
21

across 6 areas

c8i.2xlarge 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$0.3674
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$0.3748
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$0.3748
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.3748
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.3748
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.3748
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.4013
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.4022
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.4022
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.4101
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.4234
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.4278
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.4322
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.4454
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.4454
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.4674
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.4719
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.4895
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.5028
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$0.514
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.5777

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
16 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
Up to 15 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
15 Gbps

aws details

API name
c8i.2xlarge
Family
C8i
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
21 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) · $0.3674/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
15-20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
58%

c8i.2xlarge 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.2xlarge
AWSc8i.2xlarge816 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)$0.3748–
AzureF8s v2816 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.338-10%
F8als v6816 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.484+29%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-8816 GiBAMD Milan$0.2998-20%
n4d-highcpu-8816 GiBAMD Turin$0.2858-24%
AkamaiDedicated 16GB816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.216-42%
G7 Dedicated 16x8816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.2595-31%
Vultrvoc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.219-42%
voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.247-34%

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.2xlarge FAQ

How much does c8i.2xlarge cost?

c8i.2xlarge costs $0.3748 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $274 per month. Across 21 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.3674 in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) to $0.5777 in South America (Sao Paulo). With Windows it costs $0.7428 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c8i.2xlarge have?

c8i.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 16 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.2xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5) at $0.3674 per hour for Linux on demand, 2% less than US East (N. Virginia). c8i.2xlarge is sold in 21 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c8i.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).