# Amazon Lightsail Compute Optimized 2Xlarge 8 vCPU / 16 GB, 3.5 TB transfer benchmarks

8 dedicated vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 640 GB SSD

[Dedicated CPU](https://rackcensus.com/vps-categories/dedicated-cpu-vps-benchmarks)

$168.00/mo

$0.23/hr
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## Performance by location
[Every run of this plan](https://rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bplan%5D=lightsail-c-2xlarge-1-1&filter%5Bsort%5D=location)

Averages over the last 90 days. Same plan, same provider, different datacenters.

| Location | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Price | Last tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|
Mumbai (ap-south-1) (ap-south-1)

Mumbai, MH, IN
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $168.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Sao Paulo (sa-east-1) (sa-east-1)

São Paulo, SP, BR
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $168.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Sydney (ap-southeast-2) (ap-southeast-2)

Sydney, NSW, AU
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $168.00/mo | Not tested yet |

A location is highlighted only when it leads the next best by 5 percent or more. Smaller gaps are normal run-to-run variance.

Network results are not compared here. iperf3 targets are third-party servers, so distance to each target dominates the number.

## Benchmark history

We have not benchmarked this plan yet. It shows up here after its first scheduled run.

## Similar plans from other providers

| Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Monthly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [Memory-Optimized 4 vCPU / 32 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/cc5390d6791332ab7835770f65b877e1-digitalocean-m-4vcpu-32gb-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | 100 GB SSD | $168.00 |
| [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [CPU-Optimized 8 vCPU / 16 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/f90e5c7ef499ac9ab0be4f90841116c1-digitalocean-c-8-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 100 GB SSD | $168.00 |
| [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [v5 Shared 8 vCPU / 24 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/cba374aeb9d07cc06d3724a3910b201d-digitalocean-s5-8vcpu-24gb-30gb-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 24 GB | 30 GB SSD | $169.39 |
| [Scaleway](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [MEMORY3-X4C-32G](https://rackcensus.com/plans/7e58a6844368a916adc7a3a47e76556c-scaleway-memory3-x4c-32g-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | | €165.42 EUR |
| [Scaleway](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [COMPUTE3-X8C-16G](https://rackcensus.com/plans/dbf2eda42c94a14db473a55c196dbb54-scaleway-compute3-x8c-16g-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | | €170.89 EUR |
| [Scaleway](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [STANDARD2-A8C-32G](https://rackcensus.com/plans/75c68a9982134b9f9a3550b0976ae975-scaleway-standard2-a8c-32g-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | | €171.04 EUR |
| [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [v5 Shared 8 vCPU / 24 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/05856f4f6d08818c39edede680bac54b-digitalocean-s5-8vcpu-24gb-50gb-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 24 GB | 50 GB SSD | $171.43 |
| [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [v5 General Purpose 4 vCPU / 24 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/4a25db34bf7a34a332369f9f7e201244-digitalocean-g5-4vcpu-24gb-80gb-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 24 GB | 80 GB SSD | $163.64 |

## Advertised specs

**Product line:** Compute Optimized

**Sold as:** VPS

**Plan identifier:** c\_2xlarge\_1\_1

**vCPU:** 8

**CPU kind:** Dedicated core

**Architecture:** x86\_64

**RAM:** 16 GB

**Storage:** 640 GB SSD

**Disk class:** Unknown

**Virtualization:** KVM

**Network port:** Unknown

**Transfer:** 3.58 TB

**Overage:** Unknown

**IPv4:** Included

**IPv6:** Included

**Port 25:** On request

**Status:** Active

## Price history

-

$0.23 Hourly

Since Oct 3, 2026

-

$168.00 Monthly

Since Oct 3, 2026

## Available in

- Mumbai (ap-south-1) (ap-south-1) Mumbai, MH, IN
- Sao Paulo (sa-east-1) (sa-east-1) São Paulo, SP, BR
- Sydney (ap-southeast-2) (ap-southeast-2) Sydney, NSW, AU