C6GN Compute Optimized

High-performance processors for compute-intensive applications.

Name:cCompute Optimizedc = Compute OptimizedOptimized for compute-bound applications that benefit from high-performance processors (web servers, batch processing, gaming servers, and video encoding).66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton2 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.nEnhanced Networkingn = Enhanced NetworkingEnhanced networking capabilities delivering up to 100/200/400 Gbps network bandwidth and Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) support.

Common use cases

  • Batch processing
  • Scientific modeling
  • Gaming servers
  • High-performance web servers

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Instance types (8)

InstancevCPUMemoryArchitectureFrom (Linux, $/hr)
c6gn.medium12 GBarm64$0.0421
c6gn.large24 GBarm64$0.0842
c6gn.xlarge48 GBarm64$0.1683
c6gn.2xlarge816 GBarm64$0.3366
c6gn.4xlarge1632 GBarm64$0.6733
c6gn.8xlarge3264 GBarm64$1.3466
c6gn.12xlarge4896 GBarm64$2.0198
c6gn.16xlarge64128 GBarm64$2.6931