c5n.xlarge
c5n.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 10.5 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.216 per hour on demand ($157.68 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.136 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.078 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.216 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 | $0.216 | $0.0748 | $0.136 | $0.084 | $0.168 | $0.097 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.216 | $0.078 | $0.136 | $0.078 | $0.157 | $0.09 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.216 | $0.0587 | $0.136 | $0.078 | $0.157 | $0.09 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.216 | $0.0714 | $0.136 | $0.078 | $0.157 | $0.09 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.232 | $0.0372 | $0.146 | $0.097 | $0.184 | $0.111 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.236 | $0.0907 | $0.149 | $0.085 | $0.182 | $0.098 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.244 | $0.0835 | $0.154 | $0.103 | $0.191 | $0.118 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.244 | $0.1067 | $0.154 | $0.102 | $0.193 | $0.116 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.246 | $0.1059 | $0.155 | $0.106 | $0.195 | $0.122 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.248 | $0.095 | $0.156 | $0.097 | $0.192 | $0.111 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.248 | $0.0248 | $0.156 | $0.097 | $0.192 | $0.111 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.256 | $0.0944 | $0.161 | $0.107 | $0.202 | $0.122 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.256 | $0.0983 | $0.161 | $0.107 | $0.202 | $0.123 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.258 | $0.0555 | $0.162 | $0.107 | $0.205 | $0.123 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.26 | – | $0.164 | $0.09 | $0.189 | $0.103 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.26 | – | $0.164 | $0.09 | $0.189 | $0.103 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.268 | $0.0768 | $0.168 | $0.112 | $0.213 | $0.129 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.27 | $0.0729 | $0.17 | $0.108 | $0.213 | $0.125 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.272 | $0.1078 | $0.171 | $0.118 | $0.225 | $0.139 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.272 | $0.0755 | $0.171 | $0.118 | $0.225 | $0.139 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.282 | $0.1029 | $0.178 | $0.109 | $0.207 | $0.126 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.286 | $0.0948 | $0.18 | $0.111 | $0.222 | $0.128 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.29 | $0.1066 | $0.182 | $0.121 | $0.23 | $0.139 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.332 | $0.0627 | $0.209 | $0.134 | $0.272 | $0.154 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.216 | $0.136 | $0.078 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.223 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.272 | $0.186 | $0.123 |
| RHEL | $0.274 | $0.194 | $0.136 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.284 | $0.204 | $0.146 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.341 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.344 | $0.264 | $0.206 |
| Windows | $0.4 | $0.32 | $0.262 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.468 | $0.388 | $0.33 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.696 | $0.616 | $0.558 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.754 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.824 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.88 | $0.8 | $0.742 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.716 | $1.636 | $1.578 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.774 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.844 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.90 | $1.82 | $1.762 |
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 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 20 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 10.5 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 5 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 | 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 | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5n.xlarge |
| Family | c5n |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| 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.