c4.4xlargevsm4.4xlarge
c4.4xlarge is 1% cheaper than m4.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2.92 a month.
| At a glance | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.796/hr1% less | $0.8/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2869/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.1749/hr39% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 30 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge vs c4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.796 | $0.8 | ▲ 1% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 64% off$0.2869 | 78% off$0.1749 | ▼ 39% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.504 | 38% off$0.4956 | ▼ 2% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 56% off$0.354 | 57% off$0.3456 | ▼ 2% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.58 | 29% off$0.5699 | ▼ 2% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.407 | 50% off$0.3974 | ▼ 2% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c4.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.796 vs $0.8 per hour
1% cheaperNetwork baseline5 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
2.5× higherClock speed2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
21% higherWhere m4.4xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 30
2.1× higherSpecs
8 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 11 differ | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 62 | 53.5 |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 30 | 64 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | High | High |
| Network baseline | 5 Gbps | 2 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No | No |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| StorageAll 11 match | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | No | No |
| EBS throughput | 2000 Mbps | 2000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,000 Mbps | 2,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,000 Mbps | 2,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 250 MB/s | 250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 250 MB/s | 250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 | 40 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c4 | m4 |
| Category | Compute optimized | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 | 32 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen | Xen |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c4.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c4.4xlarge | m4.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.796 | $0.8 | ▲ 1% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.796 | $0.8 | ▲ 1% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.796 | $0.8 | ▲ 1% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.8 | $0.84 | ▲ 5% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.876 | $0.888 | ▲ 1% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.905 | $0.888 | ▼ 2% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.907 | $0.984 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.909 | $0.96 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.924 | $1.00 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.95 | $0.928 | ▼ 2% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.958 | $1.008 | ▲ 5% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.997 | $0.936 | ▼ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $1.008 | $1.032 | ▲ 2% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.008 | $1.032 | ▲ 2% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.042 | $1.00 | ▼ 4% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $1.235 | $1.272 | ▲ 3% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.