c5a.8xlargevsc5ad.8xlarge

c5a.8xlarge is 10% cheaper than c5ad.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $105.12 a month.

At a glancec5a.8xlargec5ad.8xlarge
On-demand$1.232/hr10% less$1.376/hr
Lowest rate$0.4063/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.57/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 64 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.8xlargec5ad.8xlargec5ad.8xlarge vs c5a.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.232$1.376▲ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted67% off$0.406359% off$0.57▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.77637% off$0.867▲ 12%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.53257% off$0.594▲ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.89528% off$0.995▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.59552% off$0.666▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5a.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.232 vs $1.376 per hour
10% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 25
8% higher
Where c5ad.8xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc5a.8xlargec5ad.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
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.8xlargec5ad.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 8 matchc5a.8xlargec5ad.8xlarge
Network10 Gigabit10 Gigabit
Network baseline10 Gbps10 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage3 of 12 differc5a.8xlargec5ad.8xlarge
StorageEBS only2 x 600 NVMe SSD
Local disks–2 × 600 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput3170 Mbps3170 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth3,170 Mbps3,170 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth3,170 Mbps3,170 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput396.25 MB/s396.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput396.25 MB/s396.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS13,30013,300
EBS max IOPS13,30013,300
Max EBS volumes2725
Instance details1 of 10 differc5a.8xlargec5ad.8xlarge
Familyc5ac5ad
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
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.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5a.8xlargec5ad.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.232$1.376▲ 12%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.232$1.376▲ 12%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.232$1.376▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.376$1.568▲ 14%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.392$1.60▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.408$1.616▲ 15%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$1.456$1.648▲ 13%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$1.52$1.728▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.60$1.808▲ 13%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$1.648$1.872▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.888$2.144▲ 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.