c4.8xlarge
Compute optimized · c4 series · Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell)
- vCPU
- 36
- Memory
- 60 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.59
- Per month
- $1,161
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0442
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0265
Analysis
The c4.8xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c4 series with 36 vCPUs and 60 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) (up to 2.9 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 1.67 GiB of memory per vCPU.
It is the largest of the 5 c4 sizes. Dropping to the c4.4xlarge saves $580 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.0442 to $0.0500 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $642 a month per instance: $1.59/hour against $2.47/hour, a 55% spread.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $1.01/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.7080/hour, 55% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $3.09/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
On demand it costs $1.59/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $1,161 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for compute optimized types at the 36th percentile per vCPU ($0.0442 per vCPU-hour) and the 66th percentile per GiB ($0.0265 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 1 of 3 current types with 36 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the c5.9xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M at $1.53/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.59 | $3.09 | $1.01 | $0.7080 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.59 | $3.09 | $1.01 | $0.7080 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.59 | $3.09 | $1.01 | $0.7080 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $1.75 | $3.41 | $1.18 | $0.7950 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $2.47 | $4.13 | $1.76 | $1.24 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.81 | $3.33 | $1.24 | $0.9500 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $1.90 | $3.56 | $1.31 | $1.00 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.82 | $3.47 | $1.26 | $0.9680 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.60 | $3.26 | $1.08 | $0.7700 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1.85 | $3.50 | $1.26 | $0.8990 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $2.08 | $3.74 | $1.34 | $1.00 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $2.02 | $3.67 | $1.45 | $1.11 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs c4.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5.9xlarge Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M | 36 | 72 GiB | $1.53 | -4% |
| c5d.9xlarge Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M | 36 | 72 GiB | $1.73 | +9% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 36 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 60 GiB (1.7 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) |
| Clock | 2.9 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 10 Gigabit |
c4 sizes
| c4.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1000 |
| c4.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1990 |
| c4.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3980 |
| c4.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7960 |
| c4.8xlarge | 36 vCPU | $1.59 |