c7a.xlargevsc8a.xlarge

c7a.xlarge is 5% cheaper than c8a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $7.45 a month.

At a glancec7a.xlargec8a.xlarge
On-demand$0.2053/hr5% less$0.2155/hr
Lowest rate$0.0784/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0732/hr7% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 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.xlargec8a.xlargec8a.xlarge vs c7a.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2053$0.2155▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted62% off$0.078466% off$0.0732▼ 7%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.1358——
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.0904——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.148428% off$0.1558▲ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.099152% off$0.1041▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7a.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2053 vs $0.2155 per hour
5% cheaper
Where c8a.xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 15
33% higher
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHz vs Up to 3.7 GHz
22% higher

Specs

7 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 10 differc7a.xlargec8a.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHzUp to 4.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7a.xlargec8a.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 8 differc7a.xlargec8a.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline1.562 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1520
StorageAll 11 matchc7a.xlargec8a.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc7a.xlargec8a.xlarge
Familyc7ac8a
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7a.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7a.xlargec8a.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.2053$0.2155▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.2053$0.2155▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.2053$0.2155▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2202$0.2313▲ 5%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2202$0.2312▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.2343$0.246▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2584$0.2713▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c7a.xlargeCompute optimized, c7a family
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Compare c7a.xlarge with

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Compare c8a.xlarge with

c8g.xlargec8i.xlarger8a.xlargem8a.xlarge

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