Instances›AWS EC2›c8id›c8id.2xlarge
Compute
vCPUs8
Memory16 GiB
Mem / vCPU2.00 GiB
ProcessorXeon Scalable
Clock speed3.9 GHz
Architecturex86_64
Storage
Type1 × 474 GB NVMe SSD
Bandwidth10,000 Mbps
Throughput1250 MB/s
IOPS40,000
Networking
PerformanceUp to 15 Gigabit
Max ENIs4
IPv6Yes
GPUNone
Family sizes
c8id.large2 vCPU · 4 GiB
c8id.xlarge4 vCPU · 8 GiB
c8id.2xlarge8 vCPU · 16 GiB
c8id.4xlarge16 vCPU · 32 GiB
c8id.8xlarge32 vCPU · 64 GiB
c8id.12xlarge48 vCPU · 96 GiB
c8id.16xlarge64 vCPU · 128 GiB
c8id.24xlarge96 vCPU · 192 GiB
c8id.32xlarge128 vCPU · 256 GiB
c8id.48xlarge192 vCPU · 384 GiB
c8id.metal-48xl192 vCPU · 384 GiB
c8id.96xlarge384 vCPU · 768 GiB
c8id.metal-96xl384 vCPU · 768 GiB
c8id.2xlarge

The c8id.2xlarge pairs 8 vCPU with 16 GiB of RAM, the 2.00 GiB-per-vCPU ratio that marks a compute-optimized instance. In the name, "c" stands for compute, "8" is the generation, "id" marks Intel processors and local NVMe storage and "2xlarge" is the size within the c8id family. It runs on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) at 3.9 GHz, and AWS introduced it in February 2026. AWS has since shipped c9g; c9g.2xlarge is the direct replacement at this size. ch.vs2.xlarge on Rackspace Spot lines up one-for-one: 8 vCPU and 16 GiB, $0.444/hr on AWS in US East (N. Virginia), from $0.006/hr on Rackspace Spot.

Match qualityNo local disk

c8id.2xlarge comes with 1 × 474 GB NVMe SSD attached to the machine. Rackspace Spot nodes use network storage only, so that disk does not come with it.

If you were using the local disk as fast scratch space — temporary files, a local cache, an index — you will need a persistent volume or object storage instead, and both are slower to read. If it was just extra space you never depended on, nothing changes.

Pricing by region
1 hr
RegionAWS on-demandAWS Spot1-yr Reserved3-yr ReservedRackspace SpotYou save
US East, N. Virginia$0.444$0.118$0.006
$0.438 savings
US Central, Chicagono AWS region$0.061
US Central, Dallasno AWS region$0.041
Hong Kong$0.061
Sydney, Australia$0.582$0.237$0.016
$0.566 savings
London, UK$0.021
US West, San Jose$0.001
US Central, Dallas 2no AWS region$0.061
US East, N. Virginia 2$0.444$0.118$0.081
$0.362 savings
When to use it
Good for
  • ●Scientific modelling and simulation
  • ●Ad serving and real-time bidding
  • ●Game servers and matchmaking
  • ●Workloads that fit inside 16 GiB of RAM
  • ●Jobs that want 1 × 474 GB of local NVMe scratch space
  • ●Network-heavy services — AWS rates this size at Up to 15 Gigabit
Avoid if
  • ●The working set needs more than 16 GiB of RAM
  • ●More than 2.00 GiB of RAM per vCPU is needed — that ratio is fixed for the whole family
  • ●GPU or FPGA acceleration is needed
  • ●Memory-hungry applications. A memory-optimized family gives more RAM per dollar.
$324/mo on AWS on-demand against $4/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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