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c8a.24xlarge

Part of the C8A Compute Optimized family — 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).88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.24xlarge24 Extra Large24xlarge = 24 Extra Large96 vCPUs • 192 GB RAM • EBS only • 40 Gbps Network
On-demand, Linux
$5.1730/ hr
~$3,776.26/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1
Savings Plan, Linux
$2.49763/ hr
From, with a 3-year Compute Savings Plan, No Upfront: −52% vs on-demand rate (us-east-1)
Per unit
$0.0539/ vCPU-hr
$0.0269/GB-hr
Compute
96vCPUs
96 cores • x86_64
Memory
192GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Network
40 Gbps
Baseline: 40 Gbps
Storage & EBS
3,750MB/s
Max: 120,000 IOPS

On Google Cloud

The nearest Google Cloud machines to c8a.24xlarge by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).

MachineSizeOn-demand Linuxvs c8a.24xlarge
c8a.24xlargeThis page · AWS, us-east-196 vCPU · 192 GiB$5.17296/hr—
n4d-highcpu-96same 96 vCPU and 192 GiB; AMD on both; 96 physical cores vs 4896 vCPU · 192 GiB$3.43008/hr34% less
c4-highcpu-96same 96 vCPU and 192 GiB; AMD vs Intel; 96 physical cores vs 4896 vCPU · 192 GiB$4.082496/hr21% less

Matched on vCPU and memory, then CPU vendor, then rate; a larger size is offered only when nothing is the same size. On-demand Linux only: Spot and commitments work differently on the two clouds, so they aren't compared here.

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads96 vCPUs
Physical Cores96
Clock SpeedUp to 4.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score3,994,100
CoreMark / vCPU41,605.2 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding414 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar772,111 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0539
Cost per GB-hr$0.0269

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods1010 pods
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1024 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance40 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth40 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth40 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput3750 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput3750 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS120,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS120,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput30000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor192
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)

Rates by region

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$5.1730/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$6.5117/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$5.5762/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
7regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 7 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Highest
$6.5117
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$5.9035
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$5.5502
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$5.5493
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$5.1730
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$5.1730
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$5.1730