c6id.4xlargevsc8id.4xlarge

c6id.4xlarge is 9% cheaper than c8id.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $58.84 a month.

At a glancec6id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
On-demand$0.8064/hr9% less$0.887/hr
Lowest rate$0.6101/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.178/hr71% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
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.

Optionc6id.4xlargec8id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge vs c6id.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.8064$0.887▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted24% off$0.610180% off$0.178▼ 71%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.5082——
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.337——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.582128% off$0.6403▲ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.390152% off$0.4291▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6id.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.8064 vs $0.887 per hour
9% cheaper
Where c8id.4xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface50 vs 30
67% higher
Max EBS volumes32 vs 26
23% higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
11% higher

Specs

11 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 10 differc6id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking4 of 8 differc6id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline6.25 Gbps7.5 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3050
Storage1 of 12 differc6id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
Storage1 x 950 NVMe SSD1 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 950 GB SSD1 × 950 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00020,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2632
Instance details2 of 10 differc6id.4xlargec8id.4xlarge
Familyc6idc8id
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6id.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6id.4xlargec8id.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.8064$0.887▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.8064$0.887▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.8064$0.887▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.8904$0.9794▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.9324$1.026▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.025$1.127▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.058$1.164▲ 10%

Keep exploring

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.