c7a.24xlargevsr7a.24xlarge

c7a.24xlarge is 33% cheaper than r7a.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,734.85 a month.

At a glancec7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarge
On-demand$4.927/hr33% less$7.303/hr
Lowest rate$1.058/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.185/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 192 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 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.

Optionc7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarge vs c7a.24xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.927$7.303▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.05884% off$1.185▲ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$3.25934% off$4.831▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$2.16955% off$3.313▲ 53%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$3.5628% off$5.291▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$2.37948% off$3.81▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7a.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.927 vs $7.303 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r7a.24xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 192
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarge
vCPUs9696
Physical cores9696
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHzUp to 3.7 GHz
Sustained clock3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarge
Memory (GiB)192768
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarge
Network37500 Megabit37500 Megabit
Network baseline37.5 Gbps37.5 Gbps
Network peak37.5 Gbps37.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchc7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput30000 Mbps30000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,750 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,750 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS120,000120,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes6464
Instance details2 of 10 differc7a.24xlarger7a.24xlarge
Familyc7ar7a
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor192192
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 c7a.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7a.24xlarger7a.24xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.927$7.303▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.927$7.303▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.927$7.303▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.274$7.766▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$5.285$8.172▲ 55%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.286$8.172▲ 55%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.622$8.81▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.202$8.81▲ 42%

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.