c5n.4xlarge
c5n.4xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 16 vCPUs, 42 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.864 per hour on demand ($630.72 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.544 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.3321 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.864 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 | $0.864 | $0.3916 | $0.544 | $0.338 | $0.672 | $0.388 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.864 | $0.3321 | $0.544 | $0.314 | $0.626 | $0.361 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.864 | $0.3277 | $0.544 | $0.314 | $0.626 | $0.361 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.864 | $0.2801 | $0.544 | $0.314 | $0.626 | $0.361 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.928 | $0.1303 | $0.585 | $0.389 | $0.735 | $0.443 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.944 | $0.3354 | $0.595 | $0.341 | $0.728 | $0.393 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.976 | $0.3247 | $0.615 | $0.412 | $0.763 | $0.474 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.976 | $0.4309 | $0.615 | $0.409 | $0.773 | $0.466 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.984 | $0.4188 | $0.62 | $0.423 | $0.781 | $0.486 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.992 | $0.5357 | $0.625 | $0.387 | $0.769 | $0.445 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.992 | $0.0992 | $0.625 | $0.387 | $0.769 | $0.445 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $1.024 | $0.3813 | $0.645 | $0.428 | $0.81 | $0.488 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $1.024 | $0.3868 | $0.645 | $0.428 | $0.807 | $0.493 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $1.032 | $0.1937 | $0.649 | $0.429 | $0.818 | $0.49 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $1.04 | – | $0.655 | $0.359 | $0.756 | $0.413 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $1.04 | – | $0.655 | $0.359 | $0.756 | $0.413 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $1.072 | $0.2001 | $0.672 | $0.449 | $0.853 | $0.514 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $1.08 | $0.2919 | $0.68 | $0.434 | $0.851 | $0.499 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $1.088 | $0.3596 | $0.685 | $0.47 | $0.899 | $0.558 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $1.088 | $0.2381 | $0.685 | $0.47 | $0.899 | $0.558 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $1.128 | $0.4412 | $0.711 | $0.437 | $0.827 | $0.503 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $1.144 | $0.6841 | $0.721 | $0.446 | $0.887 | $0.513 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $1.162 | $0.4942 | $0.73 | $0.483 | $0.92 | $0.556 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $1.328 | $0.1949 | $0.837 | $0.537 | $1.089 | $0.618 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.864 | $0.544 | $0.314 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.892 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.989 | $0.604 | $0.368 |
| RHEL | $1.037 | $0.717 | $0.487 |
| Linux SQL Web | $1.134 | $0.815 | $0.584 |
| RHEL HA | $1.261 | $0.941 | $0.711 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $1.307 | – | – |
| Windows | $1.60 | $1.28 | $1.05 |
| Windows SQL Web | $1.87 | $1.551 | $1.32 |
| Linux SQL Std | $2.784 | $2.464 | $2.234 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $2.957 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $3.181 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $3.52 | $3.20 | $2.97 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $6.864 | $6.544 | $6.314 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $7.037 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $7.261 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $7.60 | $7.28 | $7.05 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| 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 | 73 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 42 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 3500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 20,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5n.4xlarge |
| Family | c5n |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 |
| 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.