c8a.metal-48xlvsr8a.metal-48xl

c8a.metal-48xl is 33% cheaper than r8a.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,643.50 a month.

At a glancec8a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl
On-demand$10.346/hr33% less$15.337/hr
Lowest rate$2.13/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.753/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 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.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl vs c8a.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$10.346$15.337▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$2.1382% off$2.753▲ 29%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$7.47628% off$11.112▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$4.99548% off$8.00▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8a.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$10.346 vs $15.337 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r8a.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 384
4× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
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.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)3841,536
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl
Network75000 Megabit75000 Megabit
Network baseline75 Gbps75 Gbps
Network peak75 Gbps75 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchc8a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput60000 Mbps60000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes7979
Instance details2 of 9 differc8a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xl
Familyc8ar8a
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 c8a.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8a.metal-48xlr8a.metal-48xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$10.346$15.337▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$10.346$15.337▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$10.346$15.337▲ 48%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$11.099$17.162▲ 55%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$11.101$17.162▲ 55%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$11.807$18.501▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$13.023$18.501▲ 42%

Keep exploring

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

c8a.metal-48xlCompute optimized, c8a family
c8a.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the c8a family

Compare c8a.metal-48xl with

c8g.metal-48xlc8i.metal-48xlm8a.metal-48xlc7a.metal-48xl
r8a.metal-48xlMemory optimized, r8a family
r8a.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the r8a family

Compare r8a.metal-48xl with

r8g.metal-48xlr8i.metal-48xlm8a.metal-48xlr7a.metal-48xl

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