c5d.4xlargevsc6id.4xlarge

c5d.4xlarge is 5% cheaper than c6id.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $28.03 a month.

At a glancec5d.4xlargec6id.4xlarge
On-demand$0.768/hr5% less$0.8064/hr
Lowest rate$0.2569/hr58% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.6101/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
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.

Optionc5d.4xlargec6id.4xlargec6id.4xlarge vs c5d.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.768$0.8064▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted67% off$0.256924% off$0.6101▲ 137%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.48437% off$0.5082▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.32258% off$0.337▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.55728% off$0.5821▲ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.37152% off$0.3901▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5d.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.768 vs $0.8064 per hour
5% cheaper
Where c6id.4xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
25% higher
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
3% higher

Specs

16 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 11 differc5d.4xlargec6id.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
ECU73–
MemoryAll 1 matchc5d.4xlargec6id.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differc5d.4xlargec6id.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline5 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage8 of 12 differc5d.4xlargec6id.4xlarge
Storage1 x 400 NVMe SSD1 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 400 GB SSD1 × 950 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2250 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth4,750 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput593.75 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00020,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details1 of 10 differc5d.4xlargec6id.4xlarge
Familyc5dc6id
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
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 c5d.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5d.4xlargec6id.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.768$0.8064▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.768$0.8064▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.768$0.8064▲ 5%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.848$0.8904▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.872$0.9156▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.88$0.924▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.888$0.9324▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.896$0.9408▲ 5%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.912$0.9576▲ 5%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.916$0.9614▲ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.92$0.966▲ 5%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.92$0.966▲ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.928$0.9744▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.976$1.025▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.008$1.058▲ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.192$1.252▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c5d.4xlargeCompute optimized, c5d family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.