EC2 Instance Type – c6i.8xlarge
The c6i.8xlarge instance is part of the c6i series, featuring 32 vCPUs and 12500 Megabit of RAM, with Compute Optimized. It is available at a rate of $1.3600/hour.
c6i Family :
Amazon EC2 C6i instances, equipped with 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, are well-suited for compute-intensive applications.
Features
Equipped with up to 3.5 GHz 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Ice Lake 8375C)
Delivers up to 15% improved compute price performance compared to C5 instances
Provides up to 9% greater memory bandwidth per vCPU compared to C5 instances
Offers networking speeds of up to 50 Gbps
Supplies up to 40 Gbps of bandwidth for Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Introduces a new instance size (32xlarge) featuring 128 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory
Supports Elastic Fabric Adapter on 32xlarge and metal sizes
Powered by the AWS Nitro System, combining dedicated hardware with a lightweight hypervisor
Includes always-on memory encryption through Intel Total Memory Encryption (TME)
Utilizes new Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX 512) for accelerated cryptographic operations
For C6id instances, provides up to 7.6 TB of local NVMe SSDs directly attached to the host server, ensuring block-level storage for the instance's lifetime
Credits: AWS Resources, Updated At: 2024-08-23
Use Cases
Heavy compute tasks like batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.
c6i Instance Type Family
| Instances | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| c6i.large | 2 | 4 GiB |
| c6i.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB |
| c6i.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB |
| c6i.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB |
| c6i.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
| c6i.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB |
| c6i.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB |
| c6i.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB |
| c6i.32xlarge | 128 | 256 GiB |
| c6i.metal | 128 | 256 GiB |
| c6id.large | 2 | 4 GiB |
| c6id.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB |
| c6id.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB |
| c6id.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB |
| c6id.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
| c6id.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB |
| c6id.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB |
| c6id.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB |
| c6id.32xlarge | 128 | 256 GiB |
| c6id.metal | 128 | 256 GiB |
c6i.8xlarge vs Others
EC2 Instance - c6i.8xlarge Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | c6i.8xlarge |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | C6i |
| Family Category | Compute Optimized |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 1.3600 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 32 |
| Memory | 64 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Processor Architecture | 64-bit |
| Operating System | Linux |
| EBS Optimized | NA |
| Tenancy | Shared |
| Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| GPU | NA |
| ECU | 0.0000 |
| Virtualization | HVM |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | 12500 Megabit |
| ENA Support | True |
EC2 Instance - c6i.8xlarge Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | $1.3600 | $992.80 |
| Ohio | $1.3600 | $992.80 |
| Oregon | $1.3600 | $992.80 |
| Mumbai | $1.3600 | $992.80 |
| Stockholm | $1.4560 | $1062.88 |
| Ireland | $1.4592 | $1065.22 |
| Calgary | $1.4880 | $1086.24 |
| Central | $1.4880 | $1086.24 |
| Tel Aviv | $1.5322 | $1118.48 |
| Seoul | $1.5360 | $1121.28 |
| Frankfurt | $1.5520 | $1132.96 |
| Singapore | $1.5680 | $1144.64 |
| Paris | $1.6160 | $1179.68 |
| Milan | $1.6160 | $1179.68 |
| London | $1.6160 | $1179.68 |
| Bahrain | $1.6896 | $1233.41 |
| N. California | $1.6960 | $1238.08 |
| Osaka | $1.7120 | $1249.76 |
| Tokyo | $1.7120 | $1249.76 |
| Sydney | $1.7760 | $1296.48 |
| Cape Town | $1.8240 | $1331.52 |
| Sao Paulo | $2.0960 | $1530.08 |