c6a.32xlargevsc7a.32xlarge

c6a.32xlarge is 25% cheaper than c7a.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,221.29 a month.

At a glancec6a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge
On-demand$4.896/hr25% less$6.569/hr
Lowest rate$1.487/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.496/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size128 vCPUs, 256 GiB128 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc6a.32xlargec7a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge vs c6a.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.896$6.569▲ 34%
SpotCan be interrupted70% off$1.48777% off$1.496▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$3.23934% off$4.345▲ 34%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$2.15556% off$2.892▲ 34%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$3.53828% off$4.747▲ 34%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$2.36452% off$3.172▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6a.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.896 vs $6.569 per hour
25% cheaper
Where c7a.32xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes88 vs 27
3.3× higher
Physical cores128 vs 64
2× higher

Specs

9 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 10 differc6a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores64128
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speed3.6 GHzUp to 3.7 GHz
Sustained clock3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge
Network50000 Megabit50000 Megabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Storage2 of 11 differc6a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput26667 Mbps40000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Max EBS volumes2788
Instance details1 of 10 differc6a.32xlargec7a.32xlarge
Familyc6ac7a
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor256256
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6a.32xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6a.32xlargec7a.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.896$6.569▲ 34%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.896$6.569▲ 34%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.896$6.569▲ 34%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.253$7.048▲ 34%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.587$7.496▲ 34%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.645$7.574▲ 34%
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.818$7.805▲ 34%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$6.106$8.191▲ 34%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.163$8.269▲ 34%

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Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.