Instances›AWS EC2›c8gb›c8gb.4xlarge
Compute
vCPUs16
Memory32 GiB
Mem / vCPU2.00 GiB
ProcessorGraviton4 Processor
Clock speed2.8 GHz
Architecturearm64
Storage
TypeEBS only
Bandwidth25,000 Mbps
Throughput3125 MB/s
IOPS120,000
Networking
Performance33.33 Gigabit
Max ENIs8
IPv6Yes
GPUNone
Family sizes
c8gb.medium1 vCPU · 2 GiB
c8gb.large2 vCPU · 4 GiB
c8gb.xlarge4 vCPU · 8 GiB
c8gb.2xlarge8 vCPU · 16 GiB
c8gb.4xlarge16 vCPU · 32 GiB
c8gb.8xlarge32 vCPU · 64 GiB
c8gb.12xlarge48 vCPU · 96 GiB
c8gb.16xlarge64 vCPU · 128 GiB
c8gb.24xlarge96 vCPU · 192 GiB
c8gb.metal-24xl96 vCPU · 192 GiB
c8gb.48xlarge192 vCPU · 384 GiB
c8gb.metal-48xl192 vCPU · 384 GiB
c8gb.4xlarge

The c8gb.4xlarge is a compute-optimized AWS EC2 instance: 16 vCPU and 32 GiB of memory, 2.00 GiB per vCPU. In the name, "c" stands for compute, "8" is the generation, "gb" marks AWS Graviton (ARM) processors and block-storage optimisation and "4xlarge" is the size within the c8gb family. It runs on AWS Graviton4 Processor at 2.8 GHz, and AWS introduced it in December 2025. AWS has since shipped c9g; c9g.4xlarge is the direct replacement at this size, scoring 576,473 CoreMark/s against this instance's 477,256 — roughly 21% more throughput for the same vCPU count. Rackspace Spot's ch.vs1.2xlarge is a like-for-like substitute at 16 vCPU and 32 GiB, $0.948/hr on AWS in US East (N. Virginia), from $0.041/hr on Rackspace Spot.

Match qualityx86 substitution

c8gb.4xlarge is Graviton (arm64). Rackspace Spot does not have arm64 servers, so ch.vs1.2xlarge is an x86_64 substitute with similar specs.

You will need x86 builds of your container images. Most software rebuilds without changes, but anything with compiled native code needs a real rebuild rather than a retag. Speed per core also differs between the two chips, so it is worth testing before deciding how many nodes to run.

Pricing by region
1 hr
RegionAWS on-demandAWS Spot1-yr Reserved3-yr ReservedRackspace SpotYou save
US East, N. Virginia$0.948$0.295$0.041
$0.907 savings
US Central, Chicagono AWS region$0.011
US Central, Dallasno AWS region$0.111
Hong Kong$0.041
Sydney, Australia$0.041
London, UK$0.131
US West, San Jose$1.185$0.297$0.002
$1.183 savings
US Central, Dallas 2no AWS region$0.122
US East, N. Virginia 2$0.948$0.295$0.162
$0.786 savings
When to use it
Good for
  • ●Ad serving and real-time bidding
  • ●Game servers and matchmaking
  • ●Batch processing and CI/CD runners
  • ●Workloads that fit inside 32 GiB of RAM
  • ●Parallel work that can occupy 16 vCPU
  • ●Network-heavy services — AWS rates this size at 33.33 Gigabit
Avoid if
  • ●The working set needs more than 32 GiB of RAM
  • ●You cannot rebuild x86-only binaries or vendor images for aarch64
  • ●Local NVMe or instance-store disk is a hard requirement
  • ●GPU or FPGA acceleration is needed
  • ●Memory-hungry applications. A memory-optimized family gives more RAM per dollar.
  • ●More than 2.00 GiB of RAM per vCPU is needed — that ratio is fixed for the whole family
$692/mo on AWS on-demand against $30/mo on Rackspace Spot for the equivalent — market-priced, not list-priced.
  • Spot sells spare capacity at market prices. It is the cheapest compute on the internet.
  • Prices are set by supply and demand. You pay what the market decides.
  • Compute is delivered as fully managed Kubernetes. All infrastructure is taken care of.
  • Egress costs $0.01/GB after the free allowance. AWS charges $0.09/GB.
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