c8i.large vs c7a.large

Instance Typec8i.largec7a.large
Instance FamilyCompute optimizedCompute optimized
DetailsHigh-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
large – Size
High-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
7 – Generation
a – AMD processor
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory4 GiB4 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
Clock Speed3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Threads Per Core21
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesc8i.12xlarge, c8i.16xlarge, c8i.24xlarge, c8i.2xlarge, c8i.32xlarge, c8i.48xlarge, c8i.4xlarge, c8i.8xlarge, c8i.96xlarge, c8i.large, c8i.metal-48xl, c8i.metal-96xl, c8i.xlargec7a.12xlarge, c7a.16xlarge, c7a.24xlarge, c7a.2xlarge, c7a.32xlarge, c7a.48xlarge, c7a.4xlarge, c7a.8xlarge, c7a.large, c7a.medium, c7a.metal-48xl, c7a.xlarge
Generationsc6i.large, c7i.large, c8i.largec5a.large, c6a.large, c7a.large, c8a.large
Variantsc8a.large, c8g.large, c8gb.large, c8gd.large, c8gn.large, c8i-flex.large, c8ib.large, c8id.large, c8in.large, c8ine.largec7g.large, c7gd.large, c7gn.large, c7i-flex.large, c7i.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBpsup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput81.25 Mbps81.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3600 IOPS3600 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces33
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface2010
IPv6 Addresses per Interface2010
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.06x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
c8i.large
c7a.large
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2)0.0937n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)0.0918n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.0937n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.09370.1099
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.1081n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.1114n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.1114n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.1169n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.1180n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.1224n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.1257n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.1285n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.1444n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.09370.1101
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.09370.1101
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.10030.1171
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.10050.1183
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.10060.1220
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.10250.1280
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.10580.1292
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.1069n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.1026
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)n/a0.1026
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.1026
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