c7i.2xlarge
c7i.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.357 per hour on demand ($260.61 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.2362 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1794 per hour. It is sold in 35 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $0.3499 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.3499 | $0.1561 | $0.2322 | $0.1587 | $0.2656 | $0.1812 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.3499 | $0.142 | $0.2322 | $0.1587 | $0.2656 | $0.1812 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.357 | $0.14 | $0.2364 | $0.1619 | $0.2721 | $0.186 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.357 | $0.0357 | $0.2362 | $0.1619 | $0.2775 | $0.1853 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.357 | $0.1794 | $0.2362 | $0.1572 | $0.258 | $0.1724 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.357 | $0.1011 | $0.2362 | $0.1572 | $0.258 | $0.1724 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.357 | $0.1371 | $0.2362 | $0.1572 | $0.258 | $0.1724 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.3748 | – | $0.248 | $0.165 | $0.2709 | $0.181 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.3822 | $0.0718 | $0.2528 | $0.1734 | $0.2785 | $0.1916 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.383 | $0.0519 | $0.2537 | $0.1747 | $0.2927 | $0.2002 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.383 | $0.2193 | $0.2536 | $0.1746 | $0.2927 | $0.2001 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.3906 | $0.1528 | $0.2593 | $0.1715 | $0.2964 | $0.1883 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.3906 | $0.1005 | $0.2593 | $0.1715 | $0.2964 | $0.1883 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.4022 | $0.1553 | $0.2663 | $0.1834 | $0.3073 | $0.2102 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.4032 | $0.0994 | $0.2664 | $0.1833 | $0.3069 | $0.2105 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.4045 | – | – | – | $0.3071 | $0.2106 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.4074 | $0.2044 | $0.2686 | $0.1848 | $0.3101 | $0.2114 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.4116 | $0.1869 | $0.2732 | $0.1867 | $0.3124 | $0.2132 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.4116 | $0.0412 | $0.2732 | $0.1867 | $0.3124 | $0.2132 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.4242 | $0.0921 | $0.2806 | $0.1924 | $0.3226 | $0.2219 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.4242 | $0.0972 | $0.28 | $0.1928 | $0.3211 | $0.2209 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.4242 | $0.1233 | $0.28 | $0.1928 | $0.3233 | $0.2214 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.4284 | – | $0.2834 | $0.1792 | $0.3113 | $0.1962 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.4284 | – | $0.2834 | $0.1792 | $0.3113 | $0.1962 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.429 | $0.1363 | $0.284 | $0.1956 | $0.3278 | $0.2242 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.4452 | $0.183 | $0.294 | $0.2024 | $0.3397 | $0.2341 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.4482 | $0.1586 | $0.2965 | $0.2033 | $0.3556 | $0.2556 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.4494 | $0.1949 | $0.2964 | $0.2048 | $0.3412 | $0.234 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.4494 | $0.1571 | $0.2955 | $0.2039 | $0.3704 | $0.2653 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.4536 | – | $0.3001 | $0.2058 | $0.3446 | $0.2347 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.4662 | $0.1913 | $0.3078 | $0.2118 | $0.3418 | $0.2404 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.4662 | $0.1545 | $0.2955 | $0.1996 | $0.3396 | $0.2404 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.4788 | $0.1138 | $0.3016 | $0.2068 | $0.3793 | $0.2637 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.4895 | – | – | – | $0.3589 | $0.2524 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.5502 | $0.1072 | $0.3634 | $0.2499 | $0.419 | $0.2853 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.357 | $0.2362 | $0.1572 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.371 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.4722 | $0.3514 | $0.2724 |
| SUSE | $0.482 | $0.2961 | $0.2112 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.4922 | $0.3714 | $0.2924 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.6074 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.6122 | $0.4914 | $0.4124 |
| Windows | $0.725 | $0.6042 | $0.5252 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.8602 | $0.7394 | $0.6604 |
| Linux SQL Std | $1.317 | $1.196 | $1.117 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $1.432 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $1.572 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $1.685 | $1.564 | $1.485 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $3.357 | $3.236 | $3.157 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $3.472 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $3.612 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $3.725 | $3.604 | $3.525 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.2 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 3.125 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c7i.2xlarge |
| Family | c7i |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other c7i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c7i.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0893 |
| c7i.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1785 |
| c7i.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.357 |
| c7i.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.714 |
| c7i.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.428 |
| c7i.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.142 |
| c7i.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.856 |
| c7i.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.284 |
| c7i.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 | $4.284 |
| c7i.48xlarge | 192 | 384 | $8.568 |
| c7i.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 | $8.568 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.