c5d.18xlarge
c5d.18xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 72 vCPUs, 144 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.456 per hour on demand ($2,522.88 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.177 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.6534 per hour. It is sold in 30 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.456 | $0.6534 | $2.177 | $1.451 | $2.507 | $1.669 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.456 | $0.7839 | $2.177 | $1.435 | $2.507 | $1.669 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.456 | $1.089 | $2.177 | $1.451 | $2.507 | $1.669 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $3.564 | $0.6259 | $2.245 | $1.54 | $2.751 | $1.829 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $3.564 | $0.3564 | $2.245 | $1.54 | $2.751 | $1.829 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.744 | $0.3744 | $2.359 | $1.617 | $2.97 | $2.087 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.816 | $0.7236 | $2.404 | $1.596 | $2.943 | $1.835 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.924 | $0.3924 | $2.472 | $1.695 | $3.113 | $2.187 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.924 | $1.665 | $2.472 | $1.695 | $3.113 | $2.187 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.96 | $0.9301 | $2.495 | $1.711 | $3.068 | $2.203 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.996 | $0.778 | $2.517 | $1.726 | $3.179 | $2.279 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.032 | $1.299 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $3.108 | $2.071 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.032 | $0.4032 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $3.108 | $2.071 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.104 | $0.778 | $2.586 | $1.773 | $3.256 | $2.287 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $4.12 | $1.329 | $2.596 | $1.78 | $3.268 | $2.296 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.14 | $0.496 | $2.608 | $1.788 | $3.281 | $2.305 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.14 | $0.414 | $2.608 | $1.788 | $3.269 | $2.306 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.176 | – | $2.631 | $1.701 | $3.049 | $1.956 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.176 | – | $2.631 | $1.701 | $3.049 | $1.956 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $4.316 | $2.532 | $2.719 | $1.865 | $3.424 | $2.406 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $4.316 | $0.6429 | $2.719 | $1.865 | $3.424 | $2.406 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.32 | $1.185 | $2.722 | $1.866 | $3.408 | $2.307 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.392 | $0.9487 | $2.767 | $1.897 | $3.592 | $2.629 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $4.392 | $1.278 | $2.767 | $1.897 | $3.592 | $2.629 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $4.396 | $0.7217 | $2.769 | $1.899 | $3.497 | $2.507 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $4.428 | $0.4722 | $2.79 | $1.913 | $3.413 | $2.274 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.536 | $1.409 | $2.858 | $1.96 | $3.343 | $2.341 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $4.536 | $0.7228 | $2.858 | $1.96 | $3.343 | $2.341 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.68 | $1.011 | $2.948 | $2.022 | $3.713 | $2.608 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $5.364 | $1.03 | $3.379 | $2.317 | $4.386 | $2.883 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.456 | $2.177 | $1.451 |
| SUSE | $3.556 | $2.21 | $1.484 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $3.582 | – | – |
| RHEL | $4.234 | $2.955 | $2.229 |
| Linux SQL Web | $4.673 | $3.394 | $2.668 |
| RHEL HA | $5.242 | $3.963 | $3.237 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $5.45 | – | – |
| Windows | $6.768 | $5.489 | $4.763 |
| Windows SQL Web | $7.985 | $6.706 | $5.98 |
| Linux SQL Std | $12.096 | $10.817 | $10.091 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $12.874 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $13.882 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $15.408 | $14.129 | $13.403 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $30.456 | $29.177 | $28.451 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $31.234 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $32.242 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $33.768 | $32.489 | $31.763 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 72 |
| Physical cores | 36 |
| 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 | 281 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 144 |
| 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 | 2 x 900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 9000 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 | 25 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5d.18xlarge |
| Family | c5d |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 144 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
Compare c5d.18xlarge
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Other c5d sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c5d.large | 2 | 4 | $0.096 |
| c5d.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.192 |
| c5d.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.384 |
| c5d.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.768 |
| c5d.9xlarge | 36 | 72 | $1.728 |
| c5d.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.304 |
| c5d.18xlarge | 72 | 144 | $3.456 |
| c5d.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.608 |
| c5d.metal | 96 | 192 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.