c4.4xlargevsr4.4xlarge
c4.4xlarge is 25% cheaper than r4.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $195.64 a month.
| At a glance | c4.4xlarge | r4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.796/hr25% less | $1.064/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2869/hr7% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.3079/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 30 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 122 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 (Haswell) | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| 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 | r4.4xlarge | r4.4xlarge vs c4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.796 | $1.064 | ▲ 34% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 64% off$0.2869 | 71% off$0.3079 | ▲ 7% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.504 | 37% off$0.672 | ▲ 33% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 56% off$0.354 | 57% off$0.4579 | ▲ 29% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.58 | 27% off$0.7728 | ▲ 33% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.407 | 51% off$0.5266 | ▲ 29% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c4.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.796 vs $1.064 per hour
25% cheaperClock speed2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
26% higherWhere r4.4xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)122 vs 30
4.1× higherEBS baseline bandwidth3,500 Mbps vs 2,000 Mbps
75% higherSpecs
16 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 11 differ | c4.4xlarge | r4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| 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 E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 62 | 58 |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | c4.4xlarge | r4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 30 | 122 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | c4.4xlarge | r4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | High | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 5 Gbps | 5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | c4.4xlarge | r4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | No | No |
| EBS throughput | 2000 Mbps | 3000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,000 Mbps | 3,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,000 Mbps | 3,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 250 MB/s | 437.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 250 MB/s | 437.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 16,000 | 18,750 |
| EBS max IOPS | 16,000 | 18,750 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 | 40 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c4.4xlarge | r4.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c4 | r4 |
| Category | Compute optimized | Memory optimized |
| 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 | r4.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.796 | $1.064 | ▲ 34% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.796 | $1.064 | ▲ 34% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.796 | $1.064 | ▲ 34% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.8 | $1.096 | ▲ 37% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.876 | $1.168 | ▲ 33% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.905 | $1.186 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.907 | $1.28 | ▲ 41% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.909 | $1.28 | ▲ 41% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.924 | $1.28 | ▲ 39% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.95 | $1.248 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.958 | $1.277 | ▲ 33% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.997 | $1.186 | ▲ 19% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $1.008 | $1.28 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.008 | $1.28 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.042 | $1.277 | ▲ 23% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $1.235 | $2.24 | ▲ 81% |
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.