When creating a Tencent Cloud CVM, the instance type you specify determines the instance's host hardware configuration. Each instance type provides different computing, memory and storage features. You can choose the instance type that suits your application scale. Tencent Cloud provides a range of instance families with varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, heterogeneous hardware, and network bandwidth. This gives you the flexibility in selecting the appropriate mix of resources for your applications.
Tencent Cloud CVM is pay-as-you-go. Instances can be activated and terminated at any time, and you only pay for resources used. This flexible billing mode lets you meet fluctuating demands while keeping costs low. In addition, usage is billed in seconds to further maximize your savings.
Tencent Cloud instance families are categorized as follows:
Type | Sub-type | Description |
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Standard Instance Family | Standard instances provide a balance of compute, memory, and network resources to accommodate most applications. | |
Memory Optimized Instance Family | Memory optimized instances feature large memory and are suitable for applications that require extensive memory operations, searches, and computations, such as high-performance databases and distributed memory caching. | |
High I/O Instance Family | High I/O instances feature high random IOPS, high throughput and low latency. They are suitable for I/O-intensive applications that require high disk read/write performance and low latency, such as high-performance databases. | |
Big Data Instance Family | This instance family is equipped with massive storage resources, features high throughput, and is suitable for throughput-intensive applications such as Hadoop distributed computing, massive log processing, distributed file systems, and large data warehouses. | |
Computing Instance Family | This family comes with a turbo frequency up to 3.8 GHz, and provides the highest single-core computing performance. It is suitable for compute-intensive applications such as batch processing, high performance computing, and dedicated game servers. | |
Heterogeneous Computing Instance Family | - | This family is equipped with heterogeneous hardware such as GPU and FPGA to deliver real-time, fast parallel computing and floating-point computing capabilities. It is suitable for high-performance applications such as deep learning, scientific computing, video encoding/decoding, and graphics workstations. |
Note:
Some of the families are discontinued.
Send/Receive Packets: the maximum number of data packets that the instance can process per second for both sending and receiving, without differentiating private or public network traffic.
Private Network Bandwidth Capacity: the maximum number of bits that the instance can transfer per second over private network
Multi-queue Technology: multiple send/receive packet queues are supported on a virtual ENI, with the sending and receiving of the data packets of each queue capable of being simultaneously processed by different CPUs
Number of Queues: the quantity of send/receive packet queues supported by each virtual ENI (N number of queues indicates that N number of receiving queues and N number of sending queues can be simultaneously supported)
The total number of instances that can be enabled in one region is limited. For more information, please see CVM Instance Purchase Limit.
Restrictions on system and data disks mounted on an instance: to ensure premium disk I/O performance, Tencent Cloud sets limits on the size and type of data disks purchased with an instance. For more information, see the supported disks of each instance family. You can also purchase separate cloud disks if you have higher disk requirements.
Note that the private network bandwidth capacity of an instance specification is the maximum private network bandwidth limit of the corresponding instance. If the CVM private network traffic exceeds this limit, random packet loss may happen within the private network for your instances.
The availability of instance specifications may vary from region to region. Some configurations may be sold out. Please see the purchase page for the latest information.
The send/receive packets performance data noted in this document is the results of a one-time network forwarding test. See Network Performance Test for the testing method. Separate testing is needed to estimate the performance for your business.
Here is a complete list of instance families.
Standard instances provide a balance of compute, memory, and network resources to accommodate most applications.
Standard S6As the latest generation of standard instances, S6 instances are powered by an all-new optimized virtualization platform, and provide balanced and stable compute, memory, and network resources. These instances are ideal for many applications. S6 instances come with the new Intel® Xeon® processors with the latest DDR4 memory. They are network optimized by default, offering a private network throughput of up to 19 million pps and a private network bandwidth of up to 100 Gbps.
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Use CasesStandard S6 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard SA3SA3 instances are optimized with the latest generation of AMD EPYCTM processor. They deliver ultra-high cost performance with a variety of specifications, and provide a balance of compute, storage, and network resources, making them ideal for many applications. SA3 instances come with the new AMD EPYCTM Milan processors with the latest DDR4 memory. They are network optimized by default, offering a private network throughput up to 19 million pps and a private network bandwidth up to 100 Gbps.
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Use CasesStandard SA3 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard SR1Standard SR1 instances are the latest generation of ARM standard instances. Based on an all-new optimized virtualization platform, this family provides a balance of stable computing, memory, and network resources. This is a premium choice for many applications. Features
Use CasesStandard SR1 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard S5Standard S5 instances are the latest generation of standard instances. Based on an all-new optimized virtualization platform, this family provides a balance of stable computing, memory, and network resources. This is a premium choice for many applications. Features
Application ScenariosStandard S5 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard Storage Optimized S5seBased on an all-new optimized virtualization platform, S5se instances improve the overall cloud disk performance. They are powered by new Xeon® Cascade Lake processors with the latest DDR4 memory to provide the excellent cloud disk performance. Features
Application ScenariosStandard Storage Optimized S5se instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard SA2SA2 instances are optimized with the latest generation AMD EPYC™ processor, deliver ultra-high cost performance with a variety of specifications, and provide a balance of compute, memory, and network resources, making them ideal for many applications. SA2 instances come with the new AMD EPYC™ ROME processors with the latest DDR4 memory. They are network optimized by default, offering a private network throughput up to 7,500,000 pps and support up to 25 Gbps of private network bandwidth. Features
Application ScenariosStandard SA2 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard S4S4 instances provide a balance of compute, memory, and network resources, making them ideal for many applications. S4 instances come with new Xeon® Skylake processors with the latest DDR4 memory. They are network optimized by default, offering a private network throughput up to 6,000,000 pps, and support up to 25 Gbps of private network bandwidth. Features
Application ScenariosStandard S4 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard Network Optimized SN3neStandard SN3ne instances are a relatively new generation of network optimized instances. This family provides a balance of computing, memory, and network resources, with outstanding network throughput, and it is a good choice for many applications. Standard Network Optimized SN3ne instances are equipped with the latest Xeon® Skylake processors with the latest DDR4 memory, default network optimization, and private network throughput up to 6,000,000 pps, with performance is nearly 8 times greater than the Standard S3 family. It can support up to 25 Gbps of private network bandwidth, with performance 2.5 times greater than the Standard S3 family. Features
Application ScenariosStandard Network Optimized SN3ne instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard S3Standard S3 instances are a relatively new generation of standard instances. This family provides a balance of computing, memory, and network resources, and it is a good choice for many applications. Standard S3 instances are equipped with the latest Xeon® Skylake processors with the latest DDR4 memory and support for up to 10 Gbps of private network bandwidth. Features
Application ScenariosStandard S3 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard SA1A Standard SA1 instance uses the AMD EPYC™ processor. This ultra-high cost performance instance family supports a variety of specifications, ensuring cost efficiency. Standard SA1 instances provides a balance of computing, memory, and network resources, and it is a good choice for many applications. Features
Application ScenariosStandard SA1 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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Standard Network Optimized S2neStandard Network Optimized S2ne instances are the best choice for applications that require sending and receiving massive network packets. They support sending and receiving up to millions of network packets per second. This family is recommended for businesses with high network PPS requirements, such as large game servers, videos, and live streaming.
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Standard S2Standard S2 instances are a relatively new generation of instances. This family provides a balance of computing, memory, and network resources, and it is a good choice for many applications. Standard S2 instances are equipped with Intel® Xeon® Broadwell processors with DDR4 memory. Features
Application ScenariosThis family is used for small and mid-size databases, data processing tasks that require additional memory and cache fleets, and for running backend servers for SAP, Microsoft SharePoint, cluster computing and other enterprise applications. Requirements
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Standard S1Standard S1 instances offer a range of CPUs from low to high core count. They deliver significant savings with flexible configuration options to meet diverse needs. They also offer a range of data disk options, including local disks and SSD cloud disks. (Options may vary depending on hardware specifications). FeaturesStandard S1 instances have the following features:
Application ScenariosStandard S1 instances are suitable for large, medium, and small-sized applications and databases. Requirements
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This family features a large memory. It is well suited for memory-intensive operations, searches, and applications, such as high-performance databases and distributed in-memory caching
Memory Optimized M6As the latest generation of memory optimized instances, M6 instances are powered by an all-new optimized virtualization platform and designed to deliver fast and stable performance for workloads that process large data sets in memory. They are ideal for applications that require high in-memory computing performance. Features
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Security-enhanced Memory Optimized M6ceAs the latest generation of memory optimized instances, M6ce instances are powered by an all-new optimized virtualization platform and designed to deliver fast and stable performance for workloads that process large data sets in memory. They are ideal for applications that require high in-memory computing performance.
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Use CasesThese instances are ideal for:
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For more information on how to use security-enhanced memory optimized M6ce instances, see Building an SGX Confidential Computing Environment. |
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Memory Optimized M5As the latest generation of memory optimized instances, M5 instances are powered by an all-new optimized virtualization platform and designed to deliver fast and stable performance for workloads that process large data sets in memory. They are ideal for applications that require high in-memory computing performance. Features
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As the latest generation of memory optimized instances, MA2 instances are powered by an all-new optimized virtualization platform and designed to deliver fast and stable performance for workloads that process large data sets in memory. They are ideal for applications that require high in-memory computing performance.
Memory Optimized MA2 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
Specification |
vCPU |
Memory (GB) |
Throughput (pps) (received and sent packets) |
Number of connections |
Number of queues |
Private network bandwidth (Gbps) (outbound and inbound) |
CPU clock rate |
Notes |
MA2.SMALL8 |
1 |
8 |
250,000 |
250,000 |
1 |
1.5 |
2.6GHz |
- |
MA2.LARGE32 |
4 |
32 |
500,000 |
250,000 |
4 |
1.5 |
2.6GHz |
- |
MA2.2XLARGE64 |
8 |
64 |
700,000 |
250,000 |
8 |
1.5 |
2.6GHz |
- |
MA2. 2XLARGE384 |
8 |
384 |
700,000 |
250,000 |
8 |
1.5 |
2.6GHz |
- |
MA2.4 XLARGE128 |
16 |
128 |
1,000,000 |
300,000 |
16 |
3 |
2.6GHz |
- |
MA2.8 XLARGE256 |
32 |
256 |
1,400,000 |
700,000 |
32 |
5 |
2.6GHz |
- |
MA2.12XLARGE384 |
48 |
384 |
2,100,000 |
1,000,000 |
48 |
7 |
2.6GHz |
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Memory Optimized M4M4 instances are designed to deliver fast performance for workloads that process large data sets in memory. They are ideal for applications that require high in-memory computing performance. As a new generation of memory optimized instances, M4 instances come with new Xeon® Skylake processors with the latest DDR4 memory. They are network optimized by default, offering a private network throughput up to 6,000,000 pps, and support for ultra-high private network bandwidth. Application ScenariosThese instances are an ideal choice for:
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Memory Optimized M3M3 instances are designed to deliver fast performance for workloads that process large data sets in memory. They are ideal for applications that require high in-memory computing performance. M3 instances are powered by new Intel® Xeon® Skylake processors with the latest DDR4 memory, and support up to 10 Gbps of private network bandwidth. Application ScenariosThese instances are an ideal choice for:
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Memory Optimized M2M2 instances are designed to deliver fast performance for workloads that process large data sets in memory. They feature a large memory, making them ideal for applications that require high in-memory computing performance. Application ScenariosThese instances are ideal for:
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Memory Optimized M1M1 instances come with approximately 1:8 CPU to memory ratio. They are well suited for applications that require memory-intensive operations, searches, and computations, such as high-performance databases and distributed in-memory caching. Features
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This family features high random IOPS, high throughput and low latency, making it suitable for I/O-intensive applications that require high disk read/write performance and low latency, such as high-performance databases.
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IT3 and IT5 instances use local disk as the data disk, which may lose data (e.g., when the host crashes). If your application cannot guarantee data reliability, we recommend you choose an instance that can use cloud disks as the data disk.
High I/O IT5IT5 instances, based on NVMe SSD storage, are designed for I/O-intensive workloads. They come with storage resources featuring low latency, ultra-high IOPS and high throughput. They offer an IOPS of up to 2.05 million and a throughput of up to 11 GB/s, allowing for an ultra-high IOPS at a low cost. This instance type is suitable for I/O-intensive applications including high-performance relational databases, Elasticsearch, etc. Application Scenarios
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High I/O IT3IT3 instances, based on NVMe SSD storage, are designed for I/O-intensive workloads. They come with storage resources featuring low latency, ultra-high IOPS and high throughput. They offer an IOPS of up to 1.8 million and a throughput of up to 11 GB/s, allowing for an ultra-high IOPS at a low cost. This instance type is suitable for I/O-intensive applications including high-performance relational databases, Elasticsearch, etc. IT3 instances feature inexpensive and intensive storage. They can provide each CPU core with higher IOPS and larger private network bandwidth. Application Scenarios
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The big data family is equipped with massive storage resources, features high throughput, and is suitable for throughput-intensive applications such as Hadoop distributed computing, massive log processing, distributed file systems, and large data warehouses.
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D3 and D2 instances use local disk as the data disk, which may lose data (e.g., when the host crashes). If your application cannot guarantee data reliability, we recommend you choose an instance that can use cloud disks as the data disk.
Big Data D3As the latest generation of big data instances, D3 instances are equipped with massive storage resources, and carry up to 94 TB SATA HDD local storage, making them suitable for throughput-intensive services, such as Hadoop distributed computing and parallel data processing. Application Scenarios
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Big Data D2D2 instances are equipped with massive storage resources, and carry up to 144 TB SATA HDD local storage, making them suitable for throughput-intensive services, such as Hadoop distributed computing and parallel data processing. Application Scenarios
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This family provides the highest single-core computing performance with a turbo frequency up to 3.8 GHz. It is suitable for compute-intensive applications such as batch processing, high performance computing, and dedicated game servers.
Compute Optimized C6As the latest generation of computing instances, C6 instances are powered by an all-new virtualization platform and provide stable and reliable high-performance computing services for greater bandwidth and lower latency. These instances have the most powerful processors and the best cost performance among CVMs. They are ideal for applications that require high computing performance and high-concurrence reads/writes. C6 instances come with new Intel® Xeon® processors, and support up to 100 Gbps of private network bandwidth.
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Use CasesCompute Optimized C6 instances are applicable to the following scenarios:
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As the latest generation of computing instances, C5 instances are powered by an all-new virtualization platform to provide stable and reliable high-performance computing services for greater bandwidth and lower latency. These instances have the most powerful processors and the best cost performance among CVMs. They are ideal for applications that require high computing performance and high-concurrence reads/writes.
C5 instances come with the latest Xeon® Cooper Lake processors.
Note:
this instance type is now only available to beta users. Contact your account manager to purchase it.
Intel® Xeon® Cooper Lake processor, with a base frequency of 3.4 GHz and turbo frequency of 3.8 GHz
New Intel Brain Floating Point 16-bit (blfoat16) instruction set
Supported CPU/RAM ratios: 1:2 and 1:4
The network performance of an instance depends on its specification. A higher specification means a greater network forwarding performance and a higher private network bandwidth cap.
Supports all kinds of cloud disks
These instances are ideal for:
Batch processing workloads and high performance computing (HPC)
High-traffic Web frontend server
Other compute-intensive services such as massively multiplayer online (MMO) game servers
Supports pay-as-you-go.
Supports both classic network and VPC.
See below for available C5 specifications:
Specification |
vCPU |
Memory (GB) |
Throughput (pps) (received and sent packets) |
Number of connections |
Number of queues |
Private network bandwidth (Gbps) (outbound and inbound) |
CPU clock rate |
Notes |
C5.LARGE8 |
4 |
8 |
500,000 |
250,000 |
4 |
1.5 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.LARGE16 |
4 |
16 |
500,000 |
250,000 |
4 |
1.5 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.2XLARGE16 |
8 |
16 |
800,000 |
250,000 |
8 |
3.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.2XLARGE32 |
8 |
32 |
800,000 |
250,000 |
8 |
3.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.4XLARGE32 |
16 |
32 |
1,500,000 |
300,000 |
8 |
6.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.4XLARGE64 |
16 |
64 |
1,500,000 |
300,000 |
8 |
6.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.8XLARGE64 |
32 |
64 |
2,500,000 |
600,000 |
16 |
12.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.8XLARGE128 |
32 |
128 |
2,500,000 |
600,000 |
16 |
12.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.12XLARGE96 |
48 |
96 |
4,000,000 |
900,000 |
24 |
18.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.12XLARGE192 |
48 |
192 |
4,000,000 |
900,000 |
24 |
18.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.13XLARGE184 |
52 |
184 |
4,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
32 |
19.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.16XLARGE256 |
64 |
256 |
5,000,000 |
1,200,000 |
32 |
24.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
C5.26XLARGE368 |
104 |
368 |
6,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
32 |
36.0 |
3.4GHz |
- |
Compute Optimized C4C4 instances have up to 25 Gbps of private network bandwidth for greater bandwidth and lower latency. These instances have the most powerful processors and the best cost performance among CVMs. They are ideal for applications that require high computing performance and high-concurrence reads/writes. C4 instances are equipped with the latest Xeon® Cascade Lake processors, and support up to 25 Gbps of private network bandwidth. Use CasesThese instances are an ideal choice for:
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Compute Network-optimized CN3CN3 instances have up to 25 Gbps of private network bandwidth for greater bandwidth and lower latency. These instances have the most powerful processors and the best cost performance among CVMs. They are ideal for applications that require high computing performance and high-concurrence reads/writes. Compute CN3 instances are equipped with the new Xeon® Skylake processors and support up to 25 Gbps of private network bandwidth, which is 2.5 times greater than Compute C3. Application ScenariosThese instances are an ideal choice for:
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Compute C3C3 instances have the most powerful processors and the best cost performance among CVMs. They are ideal for applications that require high computing performance and high-concurrence reads/writes. Compute C3 instances are equipped with the latest Xeon® Skylake processors with the latest DDR4 memory and support for higher private network bandwidth. Application ScenariosThese instances are an ideal choice for:
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Compute C2C2 instances are optimized with high-performance processors and deliver high cost performance. They are ideal for applications that require high computing performance and high-concurrence reads/writes. Application ScenariosThese instances are an ideal choice for:
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This family is equipped with heterogeneous hardware such as GPU and FPGA to deliver real-time, fast parallel computing and floating-point computing capabilities. It is suitable for high-performance applications such as deep learning, scientific computing, video encoding/decoding, and graphics workstations.
The AMD GPU instances use AMD FirePro S7150 to provide outstanding graphics processing capability. It is the best choice for applications such as remote desktop, 3D rendering, and cloud gaming.
NVIDIA GPU instances use NVIDIA Tesla GPUs, including the previous generation M40, the current mainstream choice P4/P40, and the latest generation V100, to provide excellent general-purpose computing capability, making this the top choice for applications such as deep learning training/reasoning and scientific computing. NVIDIA GPU Instances >
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