c8id.16xlargevsr8id.16xlarge

c8id.16xlarge is 33% cheaper than r8id.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,295.02 a month.

At a glancec8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarge
On-demand$3.548/hr33% less$5.322/hr
Lowest rate$0.8631/hr39% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.425/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
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.

Optionc8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarge vs c8id.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.548$5.322▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.863173% off$1.425▲ 65%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.56127% off$3.861▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$1.71649% off$2.734▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8id.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.548 vs $5.322 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r8id.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 128
4× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMXIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)128512
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarge
Network30000 Megabit30000 Megabit
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 12 matchc8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarge
Storage1 x 3800 NVMe SSD1 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 3,800 GB SSD1 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput20000 Mbps20000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details2 of 10 differc8id.16xlarger8id.16xlarge
Familyc8idr8id
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
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 c8id.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8id.16xlarger8id.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.548$5.322▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.548$5.322▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.548$5.322▲ 50%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.659$5.583▲ 53%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.844$5.618▲ 46%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$3.918$5.84▲ 49%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.029$5.914▲ 47%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.103$6.394▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.509$6.431▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.657$6.125▲ 32%

Keep exploring

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

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