c5d.2xlarge
c5d.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.384 per hour on demand ($280.32 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.242 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1576 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 | $0.384 | $0.1576 | $0.242 | $0.161 | $0.279 | $0.185 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.384 | $0.1086 | $0.242 | $0.159 | $0.279 | $0.185 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.384 | $0.1577 | $0.242 | $0.161 | $0.279 | $0.185 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.396 | $0.1364 | $0.249 | $0.171 | $0.306 | $0.203 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.396 | $0.0396 | $0.249 | $0.171 | $0.306 | $0.203 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.416 | $0.086 | $0.262 | $0.18 | $0.33 | $0.232 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.424 | $0.1826 | $0.267 | $0.177 | $0.327 | $0.204 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.436 | $0.0467 | $0.275 | $0.188 | $0.346 | $0.243 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.436 | $0.2329 | $0.275 | $0.188 | $0.346 | $0.243 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.44 | $0.1118 | $0.277 | $0.19 | $0.341 | $0.245 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.444 | $0.1908 | $0.28 | $0.192 | $0.353 | $0.253 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.448 | $0.1848 | $0.282 | $0.194 | $0.345 | $0.23 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.448 | $0.0448 | $0.282 | $0.194 | $0.345 | $0.23 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.456 | $0.1175 | $0.287 | $0.197 | $0.362 | $0.254 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.458 | $0.1812 | $0.288 | $0.198 | $0.363 | $0.255 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.46 | $0.1579 | $0.29 | $0.199 | $0.365 | $0.256 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.46 | $0.1557 | $0.29 | $0.199 | $0.363 | $0.256 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.464 | – | $0.292 | $0.189 | $0.339 | $0.217 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.464 | – | $0.292 | $0.189 | $0.339 | $0.217 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.48 | $0.1308 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.38 | $0.267 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.48 | $0.1005 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.38 | $0.267 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.48 | $0.1327 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.379 | $0.256 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.488 | $0.1849 | $0.307 | $0.211 | $0.399 | $0.292 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.488 | $0.1493 | $0.307 | $0.211 | $0.399 | $0.292 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.488 | $0.2094 | $0.308 | $0.211 | $0.389 | $0.279 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.492 | $0.1348 | $0.31 | $0.213 | $0.379 | $0.253 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.504 | $0.2091 | $0.318 | $0.218 | $0.371 | $0.26 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.504 | $0.1125 | $0.318 | $0.218 | $0.371 | $0.26 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.52 | $0.1373 | $0.328 | $0.225 | $0.413 | $0.29 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.596 | $0.0995 | $0.375 | $0.257 | $0.487 | $0.32 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.384 | $0.242 | $0.161 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.398 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.484 | $0.275 | $0.194 |
| RHEL | $0.499 | $0.357 | $0.276 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.519 | $0.377 | $0.296 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.634 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.639 | $0.497 | $0.416 |
| Windows | $0.752 | $0.61 | $0.529 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.887 | $0.745 | $0.664 |
| Linux SQL Std | $1.344 | $1.202 | $1.121 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $1.459 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $1.599 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $1.712 | $1.57 | $1.489 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $3.384 | $3.242 | $3.161 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $3.499 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $3.639 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $3.752 | $3.61 | $3.529 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| 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 | 39 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 2.5 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 | 1 x 200 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 200 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2250 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,300 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 287.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 10,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5d.2xlarge |
| Family | c5d |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| 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 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.