c5.9xlarge
c5.9xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 36 vCPUs, 72 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $1.53 per hour on demand ($1,116.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.964 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5436 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.53 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 | $1.53 | $0.4535 | $0.964 | $0.661 | $1.189 | $0.794 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.53 | $0.153 | $0.964 | $0.661 | $1.189 | $0.794 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $1.53 | $0.5436 | $0.964 | $0.641 | $1.108 | $0.739 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $1.53 | $0.2452 | $0.964 | $0.634 | $1.108 | $0.739 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $1.53 | $0.5708 | $0.964 | $0.641 | $1.108 | $0.739 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $1.638 | $0.1638 | $1.032 | $0.708 | $1.297 | $0.902 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $1.674 | $0.382 | $1.055 | $0.699 | $1.292 | $0.804 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $1.674 | $0.1674 | $1.055 | $0.699 | $1.292 | $0.804 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $1.728 | $0.2103 | $1.089 | $0.746 | $1.35 | $0.969 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $1.728 | $0.2166 | $1.089 | $0.746 | $1.369 | $0.952 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $1.728 | $0.7028 | $1.089 | $0.746 | $1.369 | $0.952 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $1.746 | $0.5867 | $1.10 | $0.754 | $1.386 | $0.996 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $1.764 | $0.8758 | $1.111 | $0.762 | $1.368 | $0.913 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $1.764 | $0.1764 | $1.111 | $0.762 | $1.368 | $0.913 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $1.814 | $0.5392 | $1.143 | $0.784 | $1.437 | $0.999 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $1.818 | $0.3853 | $1.145 | $0.785 | $1.44 | $1.001 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $1.818 | $0.288 | $1.145 | $0.785 | $1.438 | $1.00 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $1.818 | $0.5442 | $1.145 | $0.785 | $1.433 | $1.01 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $1.836 | – | $1.157 | $0.731 | $1.334 | $0.841 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $1.836 | – | $1.157 | $0.731 | $1.334 | $0.841 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $1.901 | $1.146 | $1.198 | $0.821 | $1.506 | $1.047 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $1.901 | $0.3304 | $1.198 | $0.821 | $1.506 | $1.047 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $1.908 | $0.8499 | $1.202 | $0.824 | $1.502 | $1.017 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $1.921 | $0.3116 | $1.21 | $0.83 | $1.524 | $1.095 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $1.926 | $0.6843 | $1.213 | $0.832 | $1.59 | $1.138 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $1.926 | $0.5255 | $1.213 | $0.832 | $1.59 | $1.138 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $1.944 | $0.2422 | $1.225 | $0.84 | $1.507 | $1.006 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $1.998 | $0.699 | $1.259 | $0.863 | $1.465 | $1.028 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $1.998 | $0.2525 | $1.259 | $0.863 | $1.465 | $1.028 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.052 | $0.4197 | $1.293 | $0.886 | $1.625 | $1.13 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $2.358 | $0.2928 | $1.486 | $1.019 | $1.933 | $1.266 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.53 | $0.964 | $0.641 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $1.593 | – | – |
| SUSE | $1.63 | $0.997 | $0.674 |
| RHEL | $1.919 | $1.353 | $1.03 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.138 | $1.572 | $1.25 |
| RHEL HA | $2.423 | $1.857 | $1.534 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $2.527 | – | – |
| Windows | $3.186 | $2.62 | $2.297 |
| Windows SQL Web | $3.794 | $3.228 | $2.906 |
| Linux SQL Std | $5.85 | $5.284 | $4.961 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $6.239 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $6.743 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $7.506 | $6.94 | $6.617 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $15.03 | $14.464 | $14.141 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $15.419 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $15.923 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $16.686 | $16.12 | $15.797 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 36 |
| Physical cores | 18 |
| 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 | 139 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 72 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 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 | 4500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5.9xlarge |
| Family | c5 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 72 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
Compare c5.9xlarge
With or without local disk and networking
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.