c5n.2xlargevsm5n.2xlarge

c5n.2xlarge is 9% cheaper than m5n.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $32.12 a month.

At a glancec5n.2xlargem5n.2xlarge
On-demand$0.432/hr9% less$0.476/hr
Lowest rate$0.157/hr15% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.184/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 21 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade 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.

Optionc5n.2xlargem5n.2xlargem5n.2xlarge vs c5n.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.432$0.476▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.166760% off$0.1915▲ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.27237% off$0.3▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.15761% off$0.184▲ 17%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.31327% off$0.347▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.18156% off$0.211▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5n.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.432 vs $0.476 per hour
9% cheaper
Network baseline10 Gbps vs 8.125 Gbps
23% higher
Sustained clock3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
10% higher
EBS max IOPS20,000 vs 18,750
7% higher
Where m5n.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 21
52% higher
EBS baseline IOPS12,000 vs 10,000
20% higher
Clock speed3.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
3% higher

Specs

11 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 11 differc5n.2xlargem5n.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124MIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
Sustained clock3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo–
BurstableNoNo
ECU39–
Memory1 of 1 differc5n.2xlargem5n.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)2132
Networking1 of 8 differc5n.2xlargem5n.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline10 Gbps8.125 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage2 of 11 differc5n.2xlargem5n.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 3500 MbpsUp to 3500 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00018,750
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc5n.2xlargem5n.2xlarge
Familyc5nm5n
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
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 c5n.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5n.2xlargem5n.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.432$0.476▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.432$0.476▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.432$0.476▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.488$0.532▲ 9%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.492$0.564▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.496$0.584▲ 18%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.52$0.596▲ 15%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.52$0.596▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.544$0.612▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

c5n.2xlargeCompute optimized, c5n family
c5n.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c5n family

Compare c5n.2xlarge with

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m5n.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m5n family
m5n.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5n family

Compare m5n.2xlarge with

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