AWS C8a instance types

C8a is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 family with 12 instance types, from 1 – 192 vCPUs and 2 GiB – 384 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor. Linux on demand starts at $0.0539 per hour.

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sizes: 12
vCPUs: 1 – 192
memory: 2 GiB – 384 GiB
processor: AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
on-demand from: $0.0539

Compare sizes

C8a sizes and prices

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

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

C8a equivalents on other clouds

closest match to c8a.8xlarge (32 vCPU, 64 GiB)

AzureF32s v2Fsv2 family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$1.353/hr · East USFsv2 family →

Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-32C2D family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$1.199/hr · IowaC2D family →

AkamaiDedicated 64GBDedicated CPU family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$0.864/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU family →

Vultrvoc-c-32c-64gb-500s-amdOptimized Cloud: CPU Optimized family · 32 vCPU · 64 GiB$0.877/hr · New JerseyOptimized Cloud: CPU Optimized family →

Other compute optimized families on AWS

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C8a FAQ

What sizes does the AWS C8a family have?

C8a has 12 instance types, from c8a.medium (1 vCPU, 2 GiB) to c8a.metal-48xl (192 vCPU, 384 GiB). They run on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor.

What is the cheapest C8a instance type?

c8a.medium at $0.0539 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $39.34 per month.

What is C8a best for?

C8a is a compute optimized family. More CPU per GiB (about 2 GiB per vCPU) for batch jobs, encoding, gaming and CPU-bound services.