c8gb.8xlargevsr8gb.8xlarge

c8gb.8xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gb.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $743.80 a month.

At a glancec8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlarge
On-demand$1.896/hr35% less$2.915/hr
Lowest rate$0.736/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6495/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 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.8xlarger8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlarge vs c8gb.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.896$2.915▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.73678% off$0.6495▼ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.37428% off$2.112▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.792953% off$1.36▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gb.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.896 vs $2.915 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gb.8xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 64
4× higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)64256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlarge
Network66.667 Gigabit66.667 Gigabit
Network baseline66.666 Gbps66.666 Gbps
Network peak66.666 Gbps66.666 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1010
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchc8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput50000 Mbps50000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth50,000 Mbps50,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth50,000 Mbps50,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput6,250 MB/s6,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput6,250 MB/s6,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlarge
Familyc8gbr8gb
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gb.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gb.8xlarger8gb.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.896$2.915▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.896$2.915▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8gb.8xlargeCompute optimized, c8gb family
c8gb.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gb family

Compare c8gb.8xlarge with

c8g.8xlargem8gb.8xlargec8ib.8xlarge
r8gb.8xlargeMemory optimized, r8gb family
r8gb.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gb family

Compare r8gb.8xlarge with

r8g.8xlarger8ib.8xlargem8gb.8xlarge

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