c5d.xlarge
c5d.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.192 per hour on demand ($140.16 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.121 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0652 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 | $0.192 | $0.0652 | $0.121 | $0.081 | $0.139 | $0.093 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.192 | $0.0488 | $0.121 | $0.08 | $0.139 | $0.093 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.192 | $0.0686 | $0.121 | $0.081 | $0.139 | $0.093 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.198 | $0.0852 | $0.125 | $0.086 | $0.153 | $0.102 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.198 | $0.0198 | $0.125 | $0.086 | $0.153 | $0.102 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.208 | $0.039 | $0.131 | $0.09 | $0.165 | $0.116 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.212 | $0.0932 | $0.134 | $0.089 | $0.163 | $0.102 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.218 | $0.0272 | $0.137 | $0.094 | $0.173 | $0.122 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.218 | $0.0922 | $0.137 | $0.094 | $0.173 | $0.122 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.22 | $0.0572 | $0.139 | $0.095 | $0.17 | $0.122 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.222 | $0.1024 | $0.14 | $0.096 | $0.177 | $0.127 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.224 | $0.0904 | $0.141 | $0.097 | $0.173 | $0.115 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.224 | $0.0224 | $0.141 | $0.097 | $0.173 | $0.115 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.228 | $0.0563 | $0.144 | $0.098 | $0.181 | $0.127 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.229 | $0.1024 | $0.144 | $0.099 | $0.182 | $0.128 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.23 | $0.0818 | $0.145 | $0.099 | $0.182 | $0.128 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.23 | $0.091 | $0.145 | $0.099 | $0.182 | $0.128 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.232 | – | $0.146 | $0.095 | $0.169 | $0.109 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.232 | – | $0.146 | $0.095 | $0.169 | $0.109 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.24 | $0.0643 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.19 | $0.134 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.24 | $0.0529 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.19 | $0.134 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.24 | $0.0626 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.189 | $0.128 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.244 | $0.0909 | $0.154 | $0.105 | $0.2 | $0.146 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.244 | $0.073 | $0.154 | $0.105 | $0.2 | $0.146 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.244 | $0.0834 | $0.154 | $0.105 | $0.194 | $0.139 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.246 | $0.0694 | $0.155 | $0.106 | $0.19 | $0.126 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.252 | $0.0908 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.186 | $0.13 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.252 | $0.0501 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.186 | $0.13 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.26 | $0.1017 | $0.164 | $0.112 | $0.206 | $0.145 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.298 | $0.0556 | $0.188 | $0.129 | $0.244 | $0.16 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.192 | $0.121 | $0.081 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.199 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.248 | $0.154 | $0.114 |
| RHEL | $0.25 | $0.179 | $0.138 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.26 | $0.189 | $0.148 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.317 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.32 | $0.249 | $0.208 |
| Windows | $0.376 | $0.305 | $0.265 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.444 | $0.373 | $0.332 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.672 | $0.601 | $0.561 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.73 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.8 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.856 | $0.785 | $0.745 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.692 | $1.621 | $1.581 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.75 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.82 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.876 | $1.805 | $1.765 |
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 | 1 x 100 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 100 GB SSD |
| 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 | 26 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5d.xlarge |
| Family | c5d |
| 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 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.