c5.metal
c5.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8275L). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.08 per hour on demand ($2,978.40 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.57 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.9484 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $4.08 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 | $4.08 | $0.6984 | $2.57 | $1.763 | $3.172 | $2.118 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $4.08 | $0.408 | $2.57 | $1.763 | $3.172 | $2.118 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $4.08 | $0.9484 | $2.57 | $1.71 | $2.956 | $1.97 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.08 | $0.5092 | $2.57 | $1.71 | $2.956 | $1.97 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.08 | $1.059 | $2.57 | $1.71 | $2.956 | $1.97 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.368 | $0.4368 | $2.752 | $1.887 | $3.46 | $2.406 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $4.464 | $1.294 | $2.812 | $1.864 | $3.444 | $2.143 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $4.464 | $2.279 | $2.812 | $1.864 | $3.444 | $2.143 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.608 | $0.4608 | $2.903 | $1.991 | $3.601 | $2.583 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.608 | $2.629 | $2.903 | $1.991 | $3.65 | $2.538 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.608 | $1.133 | $2.903 | $1.991 | $3.65 | $2.538 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.656 | $1.608 | $2.933 | $2.011 | $3.695 | $2.656 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.704 | $1.255 | $2.964 | $2.032 | $3.647 | $2.434 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.704 | $0.4704 | $2.964 | $2.032 | $3.647 | $2.434 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $4.838 | $0.9682 | $3.048 | $2.09 | $3.833 | $2.665 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.848 | $0.8371 | $3.054 | $2.094 | $3.84 | $2.67 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.848 | $1.013 | $3.054 | $2.094 | $3.835 | $2.667 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.848 | $0.801 | $3.054 | $2.094 | $3.821 | $2.693 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.896 | – | $3.084 | $1.951 | $3.557 | $2.243 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.896 | – | $3.084 | $1.951 | $3.557 | $2.243 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $5.069 | $1.719 | $3.193 | $2.19 | $4.015 | $2.792 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $5.069 | $0.9015 | $3.193 | $2.19 | $4.015 | $2.792 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $5.088 | $0.5208 | $3.205 | $2.198 | $4.006 | $2.712 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $5.122 | $1.217 | $3.227 | $2.213 | $4.064 | $2.921 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $5.136 | $1.455 | $3.236 | $2.219 | $4.239 | $3.034 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $5.136 | $1.458 | $3.236 | $2.219 | $4.239 | $3.034 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $5.184 | $0.5773 | $3.266 | $2.239 | $4.019 | $2.682 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $5.328 | $2.058 | $3.357 | $2.302 | $3.905 | $2.742 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $5.328 | $0.5636 | $3.357 | $2.302 | $3.905 | $2.742 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $5.472 | $1.24 | $3.447 | $2.364 | $4.334 | $3.014 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $6.288 | $0.6288 | $3.961 | $2.716 | $5.156 | $3.377 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.08 | $2.57 | $1.71 |
| SUSE | $4.18 | $2.603 | $1.743 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $4.248 | – | – |
| RHEL | $5.117 | $3.607 | $2.746 |
| Linux SQL Web | $5.702 | $4.193 | $3.332 |
| RHEL HA | $6.461 | $4.951 | $4.09 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $6.739 | – | – |
| Windows | $8.496 | $6.986 | $6.126 |
| Windows SQL Web | $10.118 | $8.609 | $7.748 |
| Linux SQL Std | $15.60 | $14.09 | $13.23 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $16.637 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $17.981 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $20.016 | $18.506 | $17.646 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $40.08 | $38.57 | $37.71 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $41.117 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $42.461 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $44.496 | $42.986 | $42.126 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8275L |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.6 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Deep Learning Boost; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 375 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 14000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5.metal |
| Family | c5 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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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.