c8in.12xlargevsr8in.12xlarge

c8in.12xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8in.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,281.08 a month.

At a glancec8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarge
On-demand$3.266/hr35% less$5.021/hr
Lowest rate$1.185/hr37% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.876/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 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.

Optionc8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarge vs c8in.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.266$5.021▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$1.18563% off$1.876▲ 58%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.36628% off$3.638▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$1.36653% off$2.342▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8in.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.266 vs $5.021 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8in.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 96
4× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
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 differc8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)96384
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarge
Network75 Gigabit75 Gigabit
Network baseline75 Gbps75 Gbps
Network peak75 Gbps75 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1212
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchc8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput15000 Mbps15000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8in.12xlarger8in.12xlarge
Familyc8inr8in
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8in.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8in.12xlarger8in.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.266$5.021▲ 54%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.266$5.021▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.266$5.021▲ 54%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.686$5.627▲ 53%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.689$5.627▲ 53%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.72$5.998▲ 61%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.113$6.099▲ 48%

Keep exploring

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

c8in.12xlargeCompute optimized, c8in family
c8in.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8in family

Compare c8in.12xlarge with

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r8in.12xlargeMemory optimized, r8in family
r8in.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8in family

Compare r8in.12xlarge with

r8i.12xlargem8in.12xlarger8gn.12xlarger6in.12xlarge

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