← c3.2xlarge

c3.2xlarge Standard_A8_v2

8 vCPU · 15 GB vs 8 vCPU · 16 GB

on-demand · US East

c3.2xlarge @ us-east-1 · Standard_A8_v2 @ eastus

Standard_A8_v2 is 81.0% cheaper on-demand than c3.2xlarge ( saves $248.35/mo ).

Compared resources

c3.2xlarge

AWS EC2

8 vCPU · 15 GB RAM · x86_64

c3 family

Standard_A8_v2

Azure Virtual Machines

8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · x86_64

A family

Pricing

Side-by-side on-demand cost in us-east-1.

c3.2xlarge

us-east-1

Hourly $0.4200 USD / hour
Monthly est. $306.60 730 hours
Yearly est. $3679.20 12 × monthly

Standard_A8_v2

eastus

Hourly $0.0798 USD / hour
Monthly est. $58.25 730 hours
Yearly est. $699.05 12 × monthly
Hourly difference
− $0.3402/hr
Monthly difference
−$248.35/mo
Savings vs c3.2xlarge
81.0%

Specs

Field c3.2xlarge Standard_A8_v2 Difference
vCPU 8 8 +0
Memory 15 GB 16 GB +1.0 GB
Architecture x86_64 x86_64 Same
Family c3 A Different
Cost per vCPU $0.0525 /hr $0.0100 /hr Lower
Cost per GB RAM $0.0280 /hr $0.0050 /hr Lower