c6in.8xlargevsr6in.8xlarge

c6in.8xlarge is 35% cheaper than r6in.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $711.68 a month.

At a glancec6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarge
On-demand$1.814/hr35% less$2.789/hr
Lowest rate$0.4632/hr33% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.69/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
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.

Optionc6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarge vs c6in.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.814$2.789▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.463275% off$0.69▲ 49%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$1.14337% off$1.757▲ 54%
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.658860% off$1.129▲ 71%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.31528% off$2.021▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.758753% off$1.301▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6in.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.814 vs $2.789 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r6in.8xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 64
4× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)64256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarge
Network50000 Megabit50000 Megabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchc6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput25000 Mbps25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS100,000100,000
EBS max IOPS100,000100,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details3 of 10 differc6in.8xlarger6in.8xlarge
Familyc6inr6in
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
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 c6in.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6in.8xlarger6in.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.814$2.789▲ 54%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.814$2.789▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.814$2.789▲ 54%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.949$2.977▲ 53%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.982$3.051▲ 54%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.05$3.126▲ 53%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.066$3.332▲ 61%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.083$3.332▲ 60%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.15$3.276▲ 52%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.184$3.351▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.285$3.388▲ 48%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.369$3.388▲ 43%

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.