c8gb.48xlargevsr8gb.48xlarge

c8gb.48xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gb.48xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,462.71 a month.

At a glancec8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge
On-demand$11.376/hr35% less$17.489/hr
Lowest rate$2.103/hr57% lessSpot, can be interrupted$4.883/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge vs c8gb.48xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$11.376$17.489▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$2.10372% off$4.883▲ 132%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$8.24228% off$12.671▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$4.75753% off$8.16▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gb.48xlarge leads
On-demand price$11.376 vs $17.489 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gb.48xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 384
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge
Memory (GiB)3841,536
NetworkingAll 9 matchc8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge
Network400 Gigabit400 Gigabit
Network baseline400 Gbps400 Gbps
Network peak400 Gbps400 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Network cards22
StorageAll 11 matchc8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput300000 Mbps300000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth300,000 Mbps300,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth300,000 Mbps300,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput37,500 MB/s37,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput37,500 MB/s37,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS1,440,0001,440,000
EBS max IOPS1,440,0001,440,000
Max EBS volumes128128
Instance details2 of 10 differc8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlarge
Familyc8gbr8gb
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gb.48xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gb.48xlarger8gb.48xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$11.376$17.489▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$11.376$17.489▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8gb.48xlargeCompute optimized, c8gb family
c8gb.48xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gb family

Compare c8gb.48xlarge with

c8g.48xlargem8gb.48xlargec8ib.48xlarge
r8gb.48xlargeMemory optimized, r8gb family
r8gb.48xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gb family

Compare r8gb.48xlarge with

r8g.48xlarger8ib.48xlargem8gb.48xlarge

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