**Upgrade C3 to C5 where possible, do not use for new applications** C5 instances provide the latest Intel Xeon processors paired with the new Nitro Hypervisor which delivers practically all of the compute and memory resources of the host hardware to your instances.
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| c3.large | 2 | 3 |
| c3.xlarge | 4 | 7 |
| c3.2xlarge | 8 | 15 |
| c3.4xlarge | 16 | 30 |
| c3.8xlarge | 32 | 60 |
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Memory | 60 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 (Ivy Bridge) |
| Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU | NA |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 320 SSD |
| EBS Throughput | NA |
| Amazon | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Generation | No |
| Instance Type | c3.8xlarge |
| Family | Compute optimized |