Benchmarks for c6a.large (AWS)
Individual CPU benchmark results for the AWS EC2 instance type c6a.large. The table displays the single-threaded CPU speed as reported by the
Passmark benchmark tool, as well as the on-demand, spot pricing, and spot
interruption percentage.
See the benchmarks for all EC2 instances.
â This instance type is available for self-hosted GitHub Actions runners using RunsOn.
EC2 Instance family: c6a
The Amazon EC2 c6a instance type is powered by 3rd generation AMD EPYC processors (code-named Milan), specifically the AMD EPYC 7R13 with an all-core turbo frequency of 3.6 GHz. These instances were designed for compute-intensive workloads such as batch processing, distributed analytics, high-performance computing (HPC), ad serving, highly-scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding. They offer up to 15% better price-performance compared to the previous generation C5a instances and 10% lower cost than comparable x86-based EC2 instances.
Key features of the c6a instances include support for AMD Transparent Single Key Memory Encryption (TSME), which encrypts data in physical memory, and new AVX2 instructions for accelerating encryption and decryption algorithms, enhancing instance security. C6a instances are built on the AWS Nitro System, which offloads virtualization functions to dedicated hardware for improved performance and security. The largest C6a instance sizes can support up to 192 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory, and offer more than twice the network bandwidth and significantly higher EBS throughput compared to C5a instances. The c6a instances were generally made available in February 2022, with specific mentions of February 14th, 15th, and 16th for their launch across various regions.
Results
This benchmark has been generated using the c6a.large instance type.
Results are averaged over many days (you can mouse over the sparline to get more
details).
ðšðļ North Virginia (us-east-1)
| Family | Instance type | Processor | CPU speed (avg) | $/hour on-demand | $/hour spot (avg) | Spot savings over on-demand | Spot % interruption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c6a | c6a.large | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor (x86_64) | 2582 | 0.0765 | 0.0330 | 59% | <5% |
ðšðļ Oregon (us-west-2)
| Family | Instance type | Processor | CPU speed (avg) | $/hour on-demand | $/hour spot (avg) | Spot savings over on-demand | Spot % interruption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c6a | c6a.large | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor (x86_64) | 2582 | 0.0765 | 0.0273 | 70% | <5% |
ðŪðŠ Ireland (eu-west-1)
| Family | Instance type | Processor | CPU speed (avg) | $/hour on-demand | $/hour spot (avg) | Spot savings over on-demand | Spot % interruption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c6a | c6a.large | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor (x86_64) | 2582 | 0.0821 | 0.0433 | 50% | <5% |
ðĐðŠ Frankfurt (eu-central-1)
| Family | Instance type | Processor | CPU speed (avg) | $/hour on-demand | $/hour spot (avg) | Spot savings over on-demand | Spot % interruption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c6a | c6a.large | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor (x86_64) | 2582 | 0.0873 | 0.0379 | 58% | 5-10% |
About those benchmarks
Benchmarks are performed using the Passmark benchmarking tool, using the CPU Single Threaded metric.