c5.2xlargevsc6i.2xlarge

c5.2xlarge and c6i.2xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $0.34 per hour.

At a glancec5.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
On-demand$0.34/hr$0.34/hr
Lowest rate$0.1208/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1155/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc5.2xlargec6i.2xlargec6i.2xlarge vs c5.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.34$0.34Same
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.120866% off$0.1155▼ 4%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.21434% off$0.2249▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.14256% off$0.1497▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.24628% off$0.2457Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.16452% off$0.1642Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c6i.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higher
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
3% higher

Specs

15 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 11 differc5.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
ECU39–
MemoryAll 1 matchc5.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differc5.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differc5.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2250 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details1 of 10 differc5.2xlargec6i.2xlarge
Familyc5c6i
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c5.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5.2xlargec6i.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.34$0.34Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.34$0.34Same
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.34$0.34Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.34$0.34Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.34$0.34Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.364$0.364Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.372$0.372Same
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.372$0.372Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.384$0.384Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.384$0.3648▼ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.388$0.388Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.392$0.392Same
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.403$0.383▼ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.404$0.404Same
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.404$0.404Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.404$0.404Same
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.408$0.408Same
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.408$0.408Same
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.422$0.4224Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.424$0.424Same
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.428$0.428Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.428$0.428Same
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.432$0.432Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.444$0.444Same
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.456$0.456Same
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.524$0.524Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c5.2xlargeCompute optimized, c5 family
c5.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c5 family

Compare c5.2xlarge with

c5a.2xlargec5d.2xlargec5n.2xlargem5.2xlarger5.2xlargec4.2xlarge
c6i.2xlargeCompute optimized, c6i family
c6i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6i family

Compare c6i.2xlarge with

c6g.2xlargec6in.2xlargem6i.2xlarger6i.2xlargec6a.2xlargec6id.2xlargec7i.2xlarge

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.