c5.4xlarge
c5.4xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 16 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.68 per hour on demand ($496.40 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.428 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2208 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.68 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 | $0.68 | $0.1206 | $0.428 | $0.294 | $0.529 | $0.353 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.68 | $0.068 | $0.428 | $0.294 | $0.529 | $0.353 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.68 | $0.2208 | $0.428 | $0.285 | $0.493 | $0.328 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.68 | $0.0908 | $0.428 | $0.282 | $0.493 | $0.328 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.68 | $0.2077 | $0.428 | $0.285 | $0.493 | $0.328 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.728 | $0.0793 | $0.459 | $0.314 | $0.577 | $0.401 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.744 | $0.1813 | $0.469 | $0.311 | $0.574 | $0.357 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.744 | $0.198 | $0.469 | $0.311 | $0.574 | $0.357 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.768 | $0.154 | $0.484 | $0.332 | $0.6 | $0.431 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.768 | $0.0958 | $0.484 | $0.332 | $0.608 | $0.423 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.768 | $0.3298 | $0.484 | $0.332 | $0.608 | $0.423 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.776 | $0.2203 | $0.489 | $0.335 | $0.616 | $0.443 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.784 | $0.2931 | $0.494 | $0.339 | $0.608 | $0.406 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.784 | $0.0784 | $0.494 | $0.339 | $0.608 | $0.406 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.806 | $0.2611 | $0.508 | $0.348 | $0.639 | $0.444 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.808 | $0.1708 | $0.509 | $0.349 | $0.64 | $0.445 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.808 | $0.0827 | $0.509 | $0.349 | $0.639 | $0.445 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.808 | $0.2342 | $0.509 | $0.349 | $0.637 | $0.449 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.816 | – | $0.514 | $0.325 | $0.593 | $0.374 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.816 | – | $0.514 | $0.325 | $0.593 | $0.374 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.845 | $0.226 | $0.532 | $0.365 | $0.669 | $0.465 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.845 | $0.1508 | $0.532 | $0.365 | $0.669 | $0.465 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.848 | $0.2301 | $0.534 | $0.366 | $0.668 | $0.452 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.854 | $0.1805 | $0.538 | $0.369 | $0.677 | $0.487 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.856 | $0.1741 | $0.539 | $0.37 | $0.706 | $0.506 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.856 | $0.2526 | $0.539 | $0.37 | $0.706 | $0.506 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.864 | $0.2392 | $0.544 | $0.373 | $0.67 | $0.447 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.888 | $0.2495 | $0.559 | $0.384 | $0.651 | $0.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.888 | $0.1426 | $0.559 | $0.384 | $0.651 | $0.457 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.912 | $0.2526 | $0.575 | $0.394 | $0.722 | $0.502 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $1.048 | $0.1284 | $0.66 | $0.453 | $0.859 | $0.563 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.68 | $0.428 | $0.285 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.708 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.78 | $0.461 | $0.318 |
| RHEL | $0.853 | $0.601 | $0.458 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.95 | $0.699 | $0.555 |
| RHEL HA | $1.077 | $0.825 | $0.682 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $1.123 | – | – |
| Windows | $1.416 | $1.164 | $1.021 |
| Windows SQL Web | $1.686 | $1.435 | $1.291 |
| Linux SQL Std | $2.60 | $2.348 | $2.205 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $2.773 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $2.997 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $3.336 | $3.084 | $2.941 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $6.68 | $6.428 | $6.285 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $6.853 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $7.077 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $7.416 | $7.164 | $7.021 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| 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 | 73 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2250 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 20,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5.4xlarge |
| Family | c5 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 |
| 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.