c5d.largevsc6id.large

c5d.large is 5% cheaper than c6id.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3.50 a month.

At a glancec5d.largec6id.large
On-demand$0.096/hr5% less$0.1008/hr
Lowest rate$0.0329/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0272/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 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.largec6id.largec6id.large vs c5d.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.096$0.1008▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.032973% off$0.0272▼ 17%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.0637% off$0.0635▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.0458% off$0.0421▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.0728% off$0.0728▲ 4%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.04652% off$0.0488▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5d.large leads
On-demand price$0.096 vs $0.1008 per hour
5% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS4,000 vs 3,600
11% higher
Where c6id.large leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
3% higher

Specs

15 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 11 differc5d.largec6id.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
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
ECU10–
MemoryAll 1 matchc5d.largec6id.large
Memory (GiB)44
Networking3 of 8 differc5d.largec6id.large
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.75 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage7 of 12 differc5d.largec6id.large
Storage1 x 50 NVMe SSD1 x 118 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 50 GB SSD1 × 118 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2250 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0003,600
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details1 of 10 differc5d.largec6id.large
Familyc5dc6id
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c5d.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5d.largec6id.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.096$0.1008▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.096$0.1008▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.096$0.1008▲ 5%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.106$0.1113▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.109$0.1145▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.11$0.1155▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.111$0.1166▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.112$0.1176▲ 5%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.114$0.1197▲ 5%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.114$0.1202▲ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.115$0.1208▲ 5%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.115$0.1208▲ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.116$0.1218▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.122$0.1281▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.126$0.1323▲ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.149$0.1565▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c5d.largeCompute optimized, c5d family
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c6id.largeCompute optimized, c6id family
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Compare c6id.large with

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