c7a.metal-48xlvsr7a.metal-48xl

c7a.metal-48xl is 33% cheaper than r7a.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,469.69 a month.

At a glancec7a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl
On-demand$9.853/hr33% less$14.606/hr
Lowest rate$2.352/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.887/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 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.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl vs c7a.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$9.853$14.606▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$2.35280% off$2.887▲ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$6.51834% off$9.662▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$4.33855% off$6.625▲ 53%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$7.12128% off$10.582▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$4.75848% off$7.619▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7a.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$9.853 vs $14.606 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r7a.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 384
4× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc7a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
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.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)3841,536
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl
Network50000 Megabit50000 Megabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchc7a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput40000 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 IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes7979
Instance details2 of 9 differc7a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl
Familyc7ar7a
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7a.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$9.853$14.606▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$9.853$14.606▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$9.853$14.606▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$10.549$15.533▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$10.57$16.345▲ 55%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$10.572$16.345▲ 55%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$11.245$17.62▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$12.403$17.62▲ 42%

Keep exploring

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

c7a.metal-48xlCompute optimized, c7a family
c7a.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the c7a family

Compare c7a.metal-48xl with

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r7a.metal-48xlMemory optimized, r7a family
r7a.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the r7a family

Compare r7a.metal-48xl with

r7i.metal-48xlm7a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl

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