ecs.c8a.xlarge by Alibaba Cloud
(All-cores)
(Single-core)
Specifications
Server Metadata
Vendor ID | alicloud |
Name | ecs.c8a.xlarge |
Description | ecs.c8a family (4 vCPUs, 8 GiB RAM, 0 GB storage) |
Family | ecs.c8a |
Hw Virt | |
Average Time To Start | 22 |
Status | active |
Observed At | 2026-07-12T09:26:02.289841 |
Availability
| REGION / ID | SPOT | ONDEMAND |
|---|---|---|
Shenzhen (CN) / cn-shenzhen | - | 0.1199 USD/h |
Processor
vCPUs | 4 |
Hypervisor | KVM |
CPU Allocation | Dedicated |
CPU Cores | 4 |
CPU Speed | 2.7 GHz |
CPU Architecture | x86_64 |
CPU Manufacturer | AMD |
CPU Family | EPYC |
CPU Model | 9T24 |
CPU L1D Cache | 32 KiB |
CPU L1D Cache Total | 64 KiB |
CPU L1I Cache | 32 KiB |
CPU L1I Cache Total | 64 KiB |
CPU L2 Cache | 1 MiB |
CPU L2 Cache Total | 2 MiB |
CPU L3 Cache | 32 MiB |
CPU L3 Cache Total | 32 MiB |
CPU Flags | fpu, vme, de, pse, tsc, msr, pae, mce, cx8, apic, sep, mtrr, pge, mca, cmov, pat, pse36, clflush, mmx, fxsr, sse, sse2, ht, syscall, nx, mmxext, fxsr_opt, pdpe1gb, rdtscp, lm, constant_tsc, rep_good, amd_lbr_v2, nopl, nonstop_tsc, cpuid, extd_apicid, aperfmperf, tsc_known_freq, pni, pclmulqdq, monitor, ssse3, fma, cx16, pcid, sse4_1, sse4_2, x2apic, movbe, popcnt, aes, xsave, avx, f16c, rdrand, hypervisor, lahf_lm, cmp_legacy, extapic, cr8_legacy, abm, sse4a, misalignsse, 3dnowprefetch, osvw, ibs, topoext, perfctr_core, mwaitx, ssbd, perfmon_v2, ibrs, ibpb, stibp, ibrs_enhanced, vmmcall, fsgsbase, tsc_adjust, bmi1, avx2, smep, bmi2, erms, invpcid, avx512f, avx512dq, rdseed, adx, smap, avx512ifma, clflushopt, clwb, avx512cd, sha_ni, avx512bw, avx512vl, xsaveopt, xsavec, xgetbv1, xsaves, avx512_bf16, clzero, irperf, xsaveerptr, rdpru, wbnoinvd, arat, avx512vbmi, umip, pku, ospke, avx512_vbmi2, gfni, vaes, vpclmulqdq, avx512_vnni, avx512_bitalg, avx512_vpopcntdq, rdpid, fsrm |
Ecpus | 2 |
Scalability | 50 |
System Resources and Accelerators
| MEMORY | |
|---|---|
Memory Amount | 8 GiB |
Memory Amount Actual | 8 GiB |
| GPU | |
|---|---|
GPU Count | 0 |
GPU Memory Min | 0 MiB |
GPU Memory Total | 0 MiB |
GPUs |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
Storage Size | 0 GB |
Storages |
| NETWORK | |
|---|---|
Network Speed Baseline | 2.5 Gbps |
Inbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
Outbound Traffic | 0 GB/month |
IPv4 | 0 |
CPU and System Topology
Server Description
A dedicated AMD EPYC compute-optimized instance delivering strong single-core performance for CPU-bound workloads requiring moderate memory resources.
Alibaba Cloud ecs.c8a.xlarge is a compute-optimized virtual server featuring 4 dedicated vCPUs powered by an AMD EPYC 9T24 processor running at 2.7 GHz. Built on the x86_64 architecture and KVM hypervisor, it provides 8.0 GB of system memory, resulting in a 2.0 GB per core ratio. The instance lacks local storage and dedicated GPUs, relying on a baseline network bandwidth of 2 Gbps. Performance benchmarks show strong single-core CPU capabilities, though memory bandwidth and database operations rank in the lower tier. This hardware profile makes the instance highly suitable for compute-bound applications, single-threaded processing, and lightweight web serving where dedicated CPU resources are required without the need for extensive memory or local storage.
Economics
Performance
Workload Profiles
Memory Bandwidth
Compression
OpenSSL
Passmark CPU Scores
| BENCHMARK | SCORE |
|---|---|
Mark | 7535 |
Compression | 79610 |
Encryption | 4805 |
Extended Instructions | 5326 |
Floating Point Maths | 10611 |
Integer Maths | 18942 |
Physics | 894 |
Prime Numbers | 46 |
Single Threaded | 2882 |
String Sorting | 11671 |
Passmark Memory Scores
| BENCHMARK | SCORE |
|---|---|
Memory Mark | 2002 |
Database Operations | 2060 |
Memory Latency | 73 |
Memory Read Cached | 27521 |
Memory Read Uncached | 26140 |
Memory Write | 25528 |
Stress-ng Raw Scores
Stress-ng Relative Multicore Performance
Static Web Server
Redis
Alternatives
Servers of the Same Family
| INSTANCE | vCPUs | MEMORY | GPUs |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecs.c8a.large | 2 | 4 GiB | 0 |
| ecs.c8a.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | 0 |
| ecs.c8a.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | 0 |
| ecs.c8a.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB | 0 |
| ecs.c8a.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | 0 |
| ecs.c8a.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | 0 |
| ecs.c8a.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB | 0 |
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