c6in.4xlargevsc8in.4xlarge
c6in.4xlarge is 17% cheaper than c8in.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $132.42 a month.
| At a glance | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.9072/hr17% less | $1.089/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2631/hr54% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.5688/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 32 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| 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 | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge vs c6in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.9072 | $1.089 | ▲ 20% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 71% off$0.2631 | 48% off$0.5688 | ▲ 116% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.5715 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 64% off$0.3294 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.6573 | 28% off$0.7887 | ▲ 20% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 58% off$0.3794 | 58% off$0.4552 | ▲ 20% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6in.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.9072 vs $1.089 per hour
17% cheaperEBS baseline bandwidth12,500 Mbps vs 5,000 Mbps
2.5× higherWhere c8in.4xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface50 vs 30
67% higherMax EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
11% higherSpecs
15 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 10 differ | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 50000 Megabit | Up to 50 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 50 |
| Storage8 of 11 differ | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 25000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 12,500 Mbps | 5,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 25,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,562.5 MB/s | 625 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,125 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 50,000 | 20,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 100,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6in | c8in |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 | 32 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c6in.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6in.4xlarge | c8in.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.8854 | $1.125 | ▲ 27% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.9072 | $1.089 | ▲ 20% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.9072 | $1.089 | ▲ 20% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.9072 | $1.089 | ▲ 20% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.024 | $1.229 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.025 | $1.23 | ▲ 20% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.033 | $1.24 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.042 | $1.25 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.142 | $1.371 | ▲ 20% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.184 | $1.421 | ▲ 20% |
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.