Specifications for Amazon EC2 compute optimized instances
Compute optimized instances are designed for compute intensive applications that benefit from high performance processors. These instances are ideal for batch processing workloads, media transcoding, high performance web servers, high performance computing (HPC), scientific modeling, dedicated gaming servers, ad server engines, and machine learning inference.
For information on previous generation instance types of this category, such as C4 instances, see Specifications for Amazon EC2 previous generation instances.
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Pricing
For pricing information, see Amazon EC2 On-Demand Pricing
Instance families and instance types
| Instance family | Available instance types |
|---|---|
| C5 | c5.large | c5.xlarge | c5.2xlarge | c5.4xlarge | c5.9xlarge | c5.12xlarge | c5.18xlarge | c5.24xlarge | c5.metal |
| C5a | c5a.large | c5a.xlarge | c5a.2xlarge | c5a.4xlarge | c5a.8xlarge | c5a.12xlarge | c5a.16xlarge | c5a.24xlarge |
| C5ad | c5ad.large | c5ad.xlarge | c5ad.2xlarge | c5ad.4xlarge | c5ad.8xlarge | c5ad.12xlarge | c5ad.16xlarge | c5ad.24xlarge |
| C5d | c5d.large | c5d.xlarge | c5d.2xlarge | c5d.4xlarge | c5d.9xlarge | c5d.12xlarge | c5d.18xlarge | c5d.24xlarge | c5d.metal |
| C5n | c5n.large | c5n.xlarge | c5n.2xlarge | c5n.4xlarge | c5n.9xlarge | c5n.18xlarge | c5n.metal |
| C6a | c6a.large | c6a.xlarge | c6a.2xlarge | c6a.4xlarge | c6a.8xlarge | c6a.12xlarge | c6a.16xlarge | c6a.24xlarge | c6a.32xlarge | c6a.48xlarge | c6a.metal |
| C6g | c6g.medium | c6g.large | c6g.xlarge | c6g.2xlarge | c6g.4xlarge | c6g.8xlarge | c6g.12xlarge | c6g.16xlarge | c6g.metal |
| C6gd | c6gd.medium | c6gd.large | c6gd.xlarge | c6gd.2xlarge | c6gd.4xlarge | c6gd.8xlarge | c6gd.12xlarge | c6gd.16xlarge | c6gd.metal |
| C6gn | c6gn.medium | c6gn.large | c6gn.xlarge | c6gn.2xlarge | c6gn.4xlarge | c6gn.8xlarge | c6gn.12xlarge | c6gn.16xlarge |
| C6i | c6i.large | c6i.xlarge | c6i.2xlarge | c6i.4xlarge | c6i.8xlarge | c6i.12xlarge | c6i.16xlarge | c6i.24xlarge | c6i.32xlarge | c6i.metal |
| C6id | c6id.large | c6id.xlarge | c6id.2xlarge | c6id.4xlarge | c6id.8xlarge | c6id.12xlarge | c6id.16xlarge | c6id.24xlarge | c6id.32xlarge | c6id.metal |
| C6in | c6in.large | c6in.xlarge | c6in.2xlarge | c6in.4xlarge | c6in.8xlarge | c6in.12xlarge | c6in.16xlarge | c6in.24xlarge | c6in.32xlarge | c6in.metal |
| C7a | c7a.medium | c7a.large | c7a.xlarge | c7a.2xlarge | c7a.4xlarge | c7a.8xlarge | c7a.12xlarge | c7a.16xlarge | c7a.24xlarge | c7a.32xlarge | c7a.48xlarge | c7a.metal-48xl |
| C7g | c7g.medium | c7g.large | c7g.xlarge | c7g.2xlarge | c7g.4xlarge | c7g.8xlarge | c7g.12xlarge | c7g.16xlarge | c7g.metal |
| C7gd | c7gd.medium | c7gd.large | c7gd.xlarge | c7gd.2xlarge | c7gd.4xlarge | c7gd.8xlarge | c7gd.12xlarge | c7gd.16xlarge | c7gd.metal |
| C7gn | c7gn.medium | c7gn.large | c7gn.xlarge | c7gn.2xlarge | c7gn.4xlarge | c7gn.8xlarge | c7gn.12xlarge | c7gn.16xlarge | c7gn.metal |
| C7i | c7i.large | c7i.xlarge | c7i.2xlarge | c7i.4xlarge | c7i.8xlarge | c7i.12xlarge | c7i.16xlarge | c7i.24xlarge | c7i.48xlarge | c7i.metal-24xl | c7i.metal-48xl |
| C7i-flex | c7i-flex.large | c7i-flex.xlarge | c7i-flex.2xlarge | c7i-flex.4xlarge | c7i-flex.8xlarge | c7i-flex.12xlarge | c7i-flex.16xlarge |
| C8a | c8a.medium | c8a.large | c8a.xlarge | c8a.2xlarge | c8a.4xlarge | c8a.8xlarge | c8a.12xlarge | c8a.16xlarge | c8a.24xlarge | c8a.48xlarge | c8a.metal-24xl | c8a.metal-48xl |
| C8g | c8g.medium | c8g.large | c8g.xlarge | c8g.2xlarge | c8g.4xlarge | c8g.8xlarge | c8g.12xlarge | c8g.16xlarge | c8g.24xlarge | c8g.48xlarge | c8g.metal-24xl | c8g.metal-48xl |
| C8gb | c8gb.medium | c8gb.large | c8gb.xlarge | c8gb.2xlarge | c8gb.4xlarge | c8gb.8xlarge | c8gb.12xlarge | c8gb.16xlarge | c8gb.24xlarge | c8gb.48xlarge | c8gb.metal-24xl | c8gb.metal-48xl |
| C8gd | c8gd.medium | c8gd.large | c8gd.xlarge | c8gd.2xlarge | c8gd.4xlarge | c8gd.8xlarge | c8gd.12xlarge | c8gd.16xlarge | c8gd.24xlarge | c8gd.48xlarge | c8gd.metal-24xl | c8gd.metal-48xl |
| C8gn | c8gn.medium | c8gn.large | c8gn.xlarge | c8gn.2xlarge | c8gn.4xlarge | c8gn.8xlarge | c8gn.12xlarge | c8gn.16xlarge | c8gn.24xlarge | c8gn.48xlarge | c8gn.metal-24xl | c8gn.metal-48xl |
| C8i | c8i.large | c8i.xlarge | c8i.2xlarge | c8i.4xlarge | c8i.8xlarge | c8i.12xlarge | c8i.16xlarge | c8i.24xlarge | c8i.32xlarge | c8i.48xlarge | c8i.96xlarge | c8i.metal-48xl | c8i.metal-96xl |
| C8id | c8id.large | c8id.xlarge | c8id.2xlarge | c8id.4xlarge | c8id.8xlarge | c8id.12xlarge | c8id.16xlarge | c8id.24xlarge | c8id.32xlarge | c8id.48xlarge | c8id.96xlarge | c8id.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-96xl |
| C8i-flex | c8i-flex.large | c8i-flex.xlarge | c8i-flex.2xlarge | c8i-flex.4xlarge | c8i-flex.8xlarge | c8i-flex.12xlarge | c8i-flex.16xlarge |
| C8in | c8in.large | c8in.xlarge | c8in.2xlarge | c8in.4xlarge | c8in.8xlarge | c8in.12xlarge | c8in.16xlarge | c8in.24xlarge | c8in.32xlarge | c8in.48xlarge | c8in.96xlarge | c8in.metal-48xl | c8in.metal-96xl |
| C8ine | c8ine.large | c8ine.xlarge | c8ine.2xlarge | c8ine.4xlarge | c8ine.8xlarge | c8ine.12xlarge |
| C8ib | c8ib.large | c8ib.xlarge | c8ib.2xlarge | c8ib.4xlarge | c8ib.8xlarge | c8ib.12xlarge | c8ib.16xlarge | c8ib.24xlarge | c8ib.32xlarge | c8ib.48xlarge | c8ib.96xlarge | c8ib.metal-48xl | c8ib.metal-96xl |
| C9g | c9g.medium | c9g.large | c9g.xlarge | c9g.2xlarge | c9g.4xlarge | c9g.8xlarge | c9g.12xlarge | c9g.16xlarge | c9g.24xlarge | c9g.48xlarge | c9g.metal-48xl |
| C9gd | c9gd.medium | c9gd.large | c9gd.xlarge | c9gd.2xlarge | c9gd.4xlarge | c9gd.8xlarge | c9gd.12xlarge | c9gd.16xlarge | c9gd.24xlarge | c9gd.48xlarge | c9gd.metal-48xl |
Instance family summary
| Instance family | Hypervisor | Processor type (architecture) | Metal instances available | Dedicated Hosts support | Spot support | Hibernation support | Supported operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C5 | Nitro v2 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C5a | Nitro v2 | AMD (x86_64) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | Windows | Linux |
| C5ad | Nitro v2 | AMD (x86_64) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | Windows | Linux |
| C5d | Nitro v2 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C5n | Nitro v3 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | Windows | Linux |
| C6a | Nitro v4 | AMD (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C6g | Nitro v2 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C6gd | Nitro v2 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C6gn | Nitro v4 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C6i | Nitro v4 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C6id | Nitro v4 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C6in | Nitro v4 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C7a | Nitro v4 | AMD (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C7g | Nitro v4 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C7gd | Nitro v4 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C7gn | Nitro v5 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C7i | Nitro v4 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C7i-flex | Nitro v4 | Intel (x86_64) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C8a | Nitro v6 | AMD (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C8g | Nitro v5 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C8gb | Nitro v6 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C8gd | Nitro v5 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C8gn | Nitro v6 | AWS Graviton (arm64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Linux |
| C8i | Nitro v6 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C8id | Nitro v6 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | Windows | Linux |
| C8i-flex | Nitro v6 | Intel (x86_64) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C8in | Nitro v6 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Windows | Linux |
| C8ine | Nitro v6 | Intel (x86_64) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | Windows | Linux |
| C8ib | Nitro v6 | Intel (x86_64) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |