EC2 Instance Type – c7a.2xlarge
The c7a.2xlarge instance is part of the c7a series, featuring 8 vCPUs and Up to 12500 Megabit of RAM, with Compute Optimized. It is available at a rate of $0.4106/hour.
c7a Family :
Amazon EC2 C7a instances, featuring 4th generation AMD EPYC processors, provide up to 50% better performance compared to C6a instances.
Features
Equipped with 4th generation AMD EPYC processors (AMD EPYC 9R14) running up to 3.7 GHz
Provides networking bandwidth of up to 50 Gbps
Offers up to 40 Gbps of bandwidth to Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Available in instance sizes featuring up to 192 vCPUs and 384 GiB of RAM
Utilizes the AWS Nitro System, integrating specialized hardware with a lightweight hypervisor
Includes support for continuous memory encryption through AMD's secure memory encryption (SME)
Supports advanced processor features such as AVX-512, VNNI, and bfloat16
Credits: AWS Resources, Updated At: 2024-08-23
Use Cases
Tasks that demand heavy computation, including batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.
c7a Instance Type Family
| Instances | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| c7a.medium | 1 | 2 GiB |
| c7a.large | 2 | 4 GiB |
| c7a.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB |
| c7a.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB |
| c7a.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB |
| c7a.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
| c7a.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB |
| c7a.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB |
| c7a.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB |
| c7a.32xlarge | 128 | 256 GiB |
| c7a.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 GiB |
| c7a.48xlarge | 192 | 384 GiB |
c7a.2xlarge vs Others
EC2 Instance - c7a.2xlarge Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | c7a.2xlarge |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | C7a |
| Family Category | Compute Optimized |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 0.4106 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 8 |
| Memory | 16 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Processor Architecture | 64-bit |
| Operating System | Linux |
| EBS Optimized | NA |
| Tenancy | Shared |
| Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| GPU | NA |
| ECU | 0.0000 |
| Virtualization | HVM |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| ENA Support | True |
EC2 Instance - c7a.2xlarge Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $0.4106 | $299.71 |
| Oregon | $0.4106 | $299.71 |
| Stockholm | $0.4395 | $320.85 |
| Ireland | $0.4405 | $321.55 |
| Spain | $0.4637 | $338.49 |
| Frankfurt | $0.4685 | $342.02 |
| Tokyo | $0.5168 | $377.26 |