AWS C4 instance types

C4 is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 family with 5 instance types, from 2 – 36 vCPUs and 3.75 GiB – 60 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell). Linux on demand starts at $0.10 per hour.

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sizes: 5
vCPUs: 2 – 36
memory: 3.75 GiB – 60 GiB
processor: Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
on-demand from: $0.10

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C4 sizes and prices

Linux, hourly, US East (N. Virginia) (other regions on each size's page)

Size	vCPU	Memory	Local storage	On-demand	Monthly	Spot	1-yr
c4.large	2	3.75 GiB	–	$0.10	$73.00	$0.046	$0.063
c4.xlarge	4	7.5 GiB	–	$0.199	$145	$0.0838	$0.126
c4.2xlarge	8	15 GiB	–	$0.398	$291	$0.1726	$0.252
c4.4xlarge	16	30 GiB	–	$0.796	$581	$0.3477	$0.504
c4.8xlarge	36	60 GiB	–	$1.591	$1,161	$0.6953	$1.008

C4 equivalents on other clouds

closest match to c4.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 15 GiB)

AzureF8s v2Fsv2 family · 8 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.338/hr · East USFsv2 family →

Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-8C2D family · 8 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.2998/hr · IowaC2D family →

AkamaiDedicated 16GBDedicated CPU family · 8 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.216/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU family →

Vultrvoc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amdOptimized Cloud: CPU Optimized family · 8 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.219/hr · New JerseyOptimized Cloud: CPU Optimized family →

Other compute optimized families on AWS

C5 9 C5a 8 C5ad 8 C5d 9 C5n 7 C6a 11 C6g 9 C6gd 9 C6gn 9 C6i 10 C6id 10 C6in 10 C7a 12 C7g 9 C7gd 9 C7gn 9 C7i 11 C7i-flex 7 C8a 12 C8g 12 C8gb 12 C8gd 12 C8gn 12 C8i 13 C8i-flex 7 C8ib 13 C8id 13 C8in 13 C8ine 6 C9g 11

C4 FAQ

What sizes does the AWS C4 family have?

C4 has 5 instance types, from c4.large (2 vCPU, 3.75 GiB) to c4.8xlarge (36 vCPU, 60 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell).

What is the cheapest C4 instance type?

c4.large at $0.10 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $73.00 per month.

What is C4 best for?

C4 is a compute optimized family. More CPU per GiB (about 2 GiB per vCPU) for batch jobs, encoding, gaming and CPU-bound services.