c5a.2xlargevsc5ad.2xlarge

c5a.2xlarge is 10% cheaper than c5ad.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $26.28 a month.

At a glancec5a.2xlargec5ad.2xlarge
On-demand$0.308/hr10% less$0.344/hr
Lowest rate$0.1129/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.149/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32AMD EPYC 7R32
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.

Optionc5a.2xlargec5ad.2xlargec5ad.2xlarge vs c5a.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.308$0.344▲ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted63% off$0.112957% off$0.149▲ 32%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.19437% off$0.217▲ 12%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.13357% off$0.149▲ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.22428% off$0.249▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.14952% off$0.166▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5a.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.308 vs $0.344 per hour
10% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where c5ad.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc5a.2xlargec5ad.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32AMD EPYC 7R32
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc5a.2xlargec5ad.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 8 matchc5a.2xlargec5ad.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 12 differc5a.2xlargec5ad.2xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 300 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 300 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 3170 MbpsUp to 3170 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth800 Mbps800 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth3,170 Mbps3,170 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput100 MB/s100 MB/s
EBS max throughput396.25 MB/s396.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,2003,200
EBS max IOPS13,30013,300
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differc5a.2xlargec5ad.2xlarge
Familyc5ac5ad
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c5a.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5a.2xlargec5ad.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.308$0.344▲ 12%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.308$0.344▲ 12%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.308$0.344▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.344$0.392▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.348$0.4▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.352$0.404▲ 15%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.364$0.412▲ 13%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.38$0.432▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.4$0.452▲ 13%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.412$0.468▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.472$0.536▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

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