c8a.24xlargevsm8a.24xlarge

c8a.24xlarge is 11% cheaper than m8a.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $488.81 a month.

At a glancec8a.24xlargem8a.24xlarge
On-demand$5.173/hr11% less$5.843/hr
Lowest rate$1.079/hr53% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.317/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 192 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 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.

Optionc8a.24xlargem8a.24xlargem8a.24xlarge vs c8a.24xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$5.173$5.843▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.07960% off$2.317▲ 115%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$3.73827% off$4.292▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$2.49849% off$2.963▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8a.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.173 vs $5.843 per hour
11% cheaper
Where m8a.24xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 192
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8a.24xlargem8a.24xlarge
vCPUs9696
Physical cores9696
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHzUp to 4.5 GHz
Sustained clock4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8a.24xlargem8a.24xlarge
Memory (GiB)192384
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8a.24xlargem8a.24xlarge
Network40000 Megabit40000 Megabit
Network baseline40 Gbps40 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchc8a.24xlargem8a.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 differc8a.24xlargem8a.24xlarge
Familyc8am8a
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
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 c8a.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8a.24xlargem8a.24xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.173$5.843▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.173$5.843▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.173$5.843▲ 13%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$5.549$6.512▲ 17%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.55$6.512▲ 17%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.904$6.998▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.512$7.547▲ 16%

Keep exploring

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

c8a.24xlargeCompute optimized, c8a family
c8a.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8a family

Compare c8a.24xlarge with

c8g.24xlargec8i.24xlarger8a.24xlargec7a.24xlarge
m8a.24xlargeGeneral purpose, m8a family
m8a.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8a family

Compare m8a.24xlarge with

m8g.24xlargem8i.24xlarger8a.24xlargem8azn.24xlargem7a.24xlarge

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