c5n.2xlarge
c5n.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 21 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.432 per hour on demand ($315.36 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.272 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1667 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.432 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 | $0.432 | $0.1634 | $0.272 | $0.169 | $0.336 | $0.194 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.432 | $0.1667 | $0.272 | $0.157 | $0.313 | $0.181 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.432 | $0.1499 | $0.272 | $0.157 | $0.313 | $0.181 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.432 | $0.1317 | $0.272 | $0.157 | $0.313 | $0.181 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.464 | $0.0779 | $0.292 | $0.194 | $0.368 | $0.221 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.472 | $0.2215 | $0.297 | $0.171 | $0.364 | $0.196 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.488 | $0.1825 | $0.307 | $0.206 | $0.381 | $0.237 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.488 | $0.2206 | $0.307 | $0.204 | $0.387 | $0.233 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.492 | $0.2273 | $0.31 | $0.211 | $0.39 | $0.243 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.496 | $0.2036 | $0.312 | $0.193 | $0.384 | $0.222 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.496 | $0.0496 | $0.312 | $0.193 | $0.384 | $0.222 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.512 | $0.1991 | $0.323 | $0.214 | $0.405 | $0.244 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.512 | $0.2155 | $0.323 | $0.214 | $0.404 | $0.246 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.516 | $0.128 | $0.325 | $0.215 | $0.409 | $0.245 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.52 | – | $0.328 | $0.179 | $0.378 | $0.206 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.52 | – | $0.328 | $0.179 | $0.378 | $0.206 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.536 | $0.1209 | $0.336 | $0.225 | $0.426 | $0.257 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.54 | $0.1493 | $0.34 | $0.217 | $0.425 | $0.249 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.544 | $0.2138 | $0.343 | $0.235 | $0.45 | $0.279 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.544 | $0.1525 | $0.343 | $0.235 | $0.45 | $0.279 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.564 | $0.2423 | $0.355 | $0.219 | $0.413 | $0.251 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.572 | $0.1563 | $0.36 | $0.223 | $0.443 | $0.256 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.581 | $0.2643 | $0.365 | $0.241 | $0.46 | $0.278 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.664 | $0.1596 | $0.418 | $0.269 | $0.544 | $0.309 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.432 | $0.272 | $0.157 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.446 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.547 | $0.387 | $0.272 |
| SUSE | $0.557 | $0.332 | $0.211 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.567 | $0.407 | $0.292 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.682 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.687 | $0.527 | $0.412 |
| Windows | $0.8 | $0.64 | $0.525 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.935 | $0.775 | $0.66 |
| Linux SQL Std | $1.392 | $1.232 | $1.117 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $1.507 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $1.647 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $1.76 | $1.60 | $1.485 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $3.432 | $3.272 | $3.157 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $3.547 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $3.687 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $3.80 | $3.64 | $3.525 |
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 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 39 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 21 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 10 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 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 3500 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 | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5n.2xlarge |
| Family | c5n |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other c5n sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c5n.large | 2 | 5.25 | $0.108 |
| c5n.xlarge | 4 | 10.5 | $0.216 |
| c5n.2xlarge | 8 | 21 | $0.432 |
| c5n.4xlarge | 16 | 42 | $0.864 |
| c5n.9xlarge | 36 | 96 | $1.944 |
| c5n.18xlarge | 72 | 192 | $3.888 |
| c5n.metal | 72 | 192 | $3.888 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.