c5.xlargevsc5n.xlarge

c5.xlarge is 21% cheaper than c5n.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $33.58 a month.

At a glancec5.xlargec5n.xlarge
On-demand$0.17/hr21% less$0.216/hr
Lowest rate$0.0531/hr32% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.078/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 10.5 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.xlargec5n.xlargec5n.xlarge vs c5.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.17$0.216▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$0.053164% off$0.078▲ 47%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.10737% off$0.136▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.07164% off$0.078▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.12327% off$0.157▲ 28%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.08258% off$0.09▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.17 vs $0.216 per hour
21% cheaper
Clock speed3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
13% higher
Where c5n.xlarge leads
Network baseline5 Gbps vs 1.25 Gbps
4× higher
Memory (GiB)10.5 vs 8
31% higher

Specs

8 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 11 differc5.xlargec5n.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.4 GHz3 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
Memory1 of 1 differc5.xlargec5n.xlarge
Memory (GiB)810.5
Networking3 of 8 differc5.xlargec5n.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage1 of 11 differc5.xlargec5n.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2250 MbpsUp to 3500 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 volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc5.xlargec5n.xlarge
Familyc5c5n
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc5.xlargec5n.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.17$0.216▲ 27%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.17$0.216▲ 27%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.17$0.216▲ 27%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.17$0.216▲ 27%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.182$0.232▲ 27%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.186$0.236▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.192$0.244▲ 27%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.192$0.244▲ 27%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.194$0.246▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.196$0.248▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.196$0.248▲ 27%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.202$0.256▲ 27%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.202$0.258▲ 28%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.202$0.256▲ 27%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.204$0.26▲ 27%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.204$0.26▲ 27%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.211$0.268▲ 27%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.212$0.27▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.214$0.272▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.214$0.272▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.216$0.286▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.222$0.282▲ 27%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.228$0.29▲ 27%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.262$0.332▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare c5.xlarge with

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c5n.xlargeCompute optimized, c5n family
c5n.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c5n family

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