c5.xlargevsc5d.xlarge

c5.xlarge is 11% cheaper than c5d.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $16.06 a month.

At a glancec5.xlargec5d.xlarge
On-demand$0.17/hr11% less$0.192/hr
Lowest rate$0.0531/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0652/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M
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.xlargec5d.xlargec5d.xlarge vs c5.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.17$0.192▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$0.053166% off$0.0652▲ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.10737% off$0.121▲ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.07158% off$0.081▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.12328% off$0.139▲ 13%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.08252% off$0.093▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.17 vs $0.192 per hour
11% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where c5d.xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 11 matchc5.xlargec5d.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
ECU2020
MemoryAll 1 matchc5.xlargec5d.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 8 matchc5.xlargec5d.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage3 of 12 differc5.xlargec5d.xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 100 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 100 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2250 MbpsUp to 2250 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,150 Mbps1,150 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput143.75 MB/s143.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differc5.xlargec5d.xlarge
Familyc5c5d
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5.xlargec5d.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.17$0.198▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.17$0.198▲ 16%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.17$0.192▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.17$0.192▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.17$0.192▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.182$0.208▲ 14%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.186$0.212▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.192$0.22▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.192$0.218▲ 14%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.192$0.218▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.194$0.222▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.196$0.224▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.196$0.224▲ 14%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.202$0.23▲ 14%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.202$0.228▲ 13%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.202$0.23▲ 14%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.202$0.229▲ 13%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.204$0.232▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.204$0.232▲ 14%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.211$0.24▲ 14%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.211$0.24▲ 14%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.212$0.24▲ 13%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.213$0.244▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.214$0.244▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.214$0.244▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.216$0.246▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.222$0.252▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.222$0.252▲ 14%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.228$0.26▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.262$0.298▲ 14%

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