c5.2xlarge
c5.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.34 per hour on demand ($248.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.214 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1208 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.34 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.34 | $0.1126 | $0.214 | $0.147 | $0.264 | $0.177 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.34 | $0.034 | $0.214 | $0.147 | $0.264 | $0.177 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.34 | $0.1208 | $0.214 | $0.142 | $0.246 | $0.164 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.34 | $0.0714 | $0.214 | $0.141 | $0.246 | $0.164 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.34 | $0.1207 | $0.214 | $0.142 | $0.246 | $0.164 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.364 | $0.0543 | $0.229 | $0.157 | $0.288 | $0.2 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.372 | $0.1173 | $0.234 | $0.155 | $0.287 | $0.179 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.372 | $0.1497 | $0.234 | $0.155 | $0.287 | $0.179 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.384 | $0.0913 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.3 | $0.215 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.384 | $0.0534 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.304 | $0.212 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.384 | $0.1738 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.304 | $0.212 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.388 | $0.1337 | $0.244 | $0.168 | $0.308 | $0.221 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.392 | $0.1592 | $0.247 | $0.169 | $0.304 | $0.203 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.392 | $0.0392 | $0.247 | $0.169 | $0.304 | $0.203 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.403 | $0.167 | $0.254 | $0.174 | $0.319 | $0.222 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.404 | $0.1244 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.32 | $0.223 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.404 | $0.107 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.32 | $0.222 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.404 | $0.1385 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.318 | $0.224 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.408 | – | $0.257 | $0.163 | $0.296 | $0.187 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.408 | – | $0.257 | $0.163 | $0.296 | $0.187 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.422 | $0.1088 | $0.266 | $0.182 | $0.335 | $0.233 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.422 | $0.1081 | $0.266 | $0.182 | $0.335 | $0.233 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.424 | $0.1291 | $0.267 | $0.183 | $0.334 | $0.226 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.427 | $0.1066 | $0.269 | $0.184 | $0.339 | $0.243 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.428 | $0.1681 | $0.27 | $0.185 | $0.353 | $0.253 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.428 | $0.1709 | $0.27 | $0.185 | $0.353 | $0.253 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.432 | $0.1342 | $0.272 | $0.187 | $0.335 | $0.224 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.444 | $0.1776 | $0.28 | $0.192 | $0.325 | $0.229 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.444 | $0.0835 | $0.28 | $0.192 | $0.325 | $0.229 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.456 | $0.1588 | $0.287 | $0.197 | $0.361 | $0.251 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.524 | $0.0695 | $0.33 | $0.226 | $0.43 | $0.281 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.34 | $0.214 | $0.142 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.354 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.44 | $0.247 | $0.175 |
| RHEL | $0.455 | $0.329 | $0.258 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.475 | $0.349 | $0.278 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.59 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.595 | $0.469 | $0.398 |
| Windows | $0.708 | $0.582 | $0.51 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.843 | $0.717 | $0.646 |
| Linux SQL Std | $1.30 | $1.174 | $1.102 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $1.415 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $1.555 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $1.668 | $1.542 | $1.47 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $3.34 | $3.214 | $3.142 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $3.455 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $3.595 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $3.708 | $3.582 | $3.51 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 39 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 2.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2250 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,300 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 287.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 10,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5.2xlarge |
| Family | c5 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other c5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c5.large | 2 | 4 | $0.085 |
| c5.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.17 |
| c5.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.34 |
| c5.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.68 |
| c5.9xlarge | 36 | 72 | $1.53 |
| c5.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.04 |
| c5.18xlarge | 72 | 144 | $3.06 |
| c5.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.08 |
| c5.metal | 96 | 192 | $4.08 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.