c5.2xlargevsr5.2xlarge

c5.2xlarge is 33% cheaper than r5.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $119.72 a month.

At a glancec5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
On-demand$0.34/hr33% less$0.504/hr
Lowest rate$0.1208/hr7% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1297/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
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.

Optionc5.2xlarger5.2xlarger5.2xlarge vs c5.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.34$0.504▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.120874% off$0.1297▲ 7%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.21437% off$0.318▲ 49%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.14257% off$0.218▲ 54%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.24628% off$0.365▲ 48%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.16448% off$0.263▲ 60%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.34 vs $0.504 per hour
33% cheaper
Clock speed3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
10% higher
EBS max IOPS20,000 vs 18,750
7% higher
Where r5.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 16
4× higher
EBS baseline IOPS12,000 vs 10,000
20% higher

Specs

10 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 11 differc5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
ECU3937
Memory1 of 1 differc5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1664
NetworkingAll 8 matchc5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage3 of 11 differc5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2250 MbpsUp to 4750 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00018,750
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
Familyc5r5
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory 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.

Regionc5.2xlarger5.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.34$0.52▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.34$0.52▲ 53%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.34$0.504▲ 48%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.34$0.504▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.34$0.504▲ 48%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.364$0.536▲ 47%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.372$0.552▲ 48%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.372$0.552▲ 48%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.384$0.608▲ 58%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.384$0.564▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.384$0.564▲ 47%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.388$0.608▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.392$0.608▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.392$0.608▲ 55%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.403$0.592▲ 47%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.404$0.592▲ 47%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.404$0.592▲ 47%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.404$0.592▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.408$0.604▲ 48%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.408$0.604▲ 48%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.422$0.62▲ 47%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.422$0.62▲ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.424$0.56▲ 32%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.427$0.669▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.428$0.608▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.428$0.608▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.432$0.668▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.444$0.604▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.444$0.604▲ 36%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.456$0.672▲ 47%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.524$0.804▲ 53%

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

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r5.2xlargeMemory optimized, r5 family
r5.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

Compare r5.2xlarge with

m5.2xlarger5d.2xlarger5dn.2xlarger5n.2xlarger5a.2xlarger5b.2xlarger4.2xlarger6i.2xlarge

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