c5.xlarge
c5.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.17 per hour on demand ($124.10 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.107 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0531 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.17 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 | $0.17 | $0.0691 | $0.107 | $0.073 | $0.132 | $0.088 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.17 | $0.017 | $0.107 | $0.073 | $0.132 | $0.088 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.17 | $0.0531 | $0.107 | $0.071 | $0.123 | $0.082 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.17 | $0.0529 | $0.107 | $0.07 | $0.123 | $0.082 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.17 | $0.0587 | $0.107 | $0.071 | $0.123 | $0.082 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.182 | $0.0321 | $0.115 | $0.079 | $0.144 | $0.1 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.186 | $0.0719 | $0.117 | $0.078 | $0.144 | $0.089 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.186 | $0.037 | $0.117 | $0.078 | $0.144 | $0.089 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.192 | $0.0467 | $0.121 | $0.083 | $0.15 | $0.108 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.192 | $0.0251 | $0.121 | $0.083 | $0.152 | $0.106 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.192 | $0.0824 | $0.121 | $0.083 | $0.152 | $0.106 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.194 | $0.0892 | $0.122 | $0.084 | $0.154 | $0.111 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.196 | $0.0792 | $0.123 | $0.085 | $0.152 | $0.101 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.196 | $0.0196 | $0.123 | $0.085 | $0.152 | $0.101 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.202 | $0.0505 | $0.127 | $0.087 | $0.16 | $0.111 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.202 | $0.0786 | $0.127 | $0.087 | $0.16 | $0.111 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.202 | $0.0875 | $0.127 | $0.087 | $0.159 | $0.112 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.202 | $0.0823 | $0.127 | $0.087 | $0.16 | $0.111 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.204 | – | $0.129 | $0.081 | $0.148 | $0.093 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.204 | – | $0.129 | $0.081 | $0.148 | $0.093 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.211 | $0.0597 | $0.133 | $0.091 | $0.167 | $0.116 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.211 | $0.0705 | $0.133 | $0.091 | $0.167 | $0.116 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.212 | $0.0674 | $0.134 | $0.092 | $0.167 | $0.113 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.213 | $0.0773 | $0.134 | $0.092 | $0.169 | $0.122 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.214 | $0.0841 | $0.135 | $0.092 | $0.177 | $0.126 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.214 | $0.0723 | $0.135 | $0.092 | $0.177 | $0.126 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.216 | $0.0694 | $0.136 | $0.093 | $0.167 | $0.112 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.222 | $0.0822 | $0.14 | $0.096 | $0.163 | $0.114 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.222 | $0.0478 | $0.14 | $0.096 | $0.163 | $0.114 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.228 | $0.0942 | $0.144 | $0.098 | $0.181 | $0.126 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.262 | $0.0569 | $0.165 | $0.113 | $0.215 | $0.141 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.17 | $0.107 | $0.071 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.177 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.226 | $0.14 | $0.104 |
| RHEL | $0.228 | $0.165 | $0.129 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.238 | $0.175 | $0.139 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.295 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.298 | $0.235 | $0.199 |
| Windows | $0.354 | $0.291 | $0.255 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.422 | $0.359 | $0.323 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.65 | $0.587 | $0.551 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.708 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.778 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.834 | $0.771 | $0.735 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.67 | $1.607 | $1.571 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.728 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.798 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.854 | $1.791 | $1.755 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| 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 | 20 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.25 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 | 1,150 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 143.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5.xlarge |
| Family | c5 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| 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.