c5n.largevsm5n.large

c5n.large is 9% cheaper than m5n.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $8.03 a month.

At a glancec5n.largem5n.large
On-demand$0.108/hr9% less$0.119/hr
Lowest rate$0.0353/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0372/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 5.25 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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.largem5n.largem5n.large vs c5n.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.108$0.119▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted67% off$0.035369% off$0.0372▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.06837% off$0.075▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.03961% off$0.046▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.07827% off$0.087▲ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.04555% off$0.053▲ 18%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c5n.large leads
On-demand price$0.108 vs $0.119 per hour
9% cheaper
Network baseline3 Gbps vs 2.1 Gbps
43% higher
EBS baseline IOPS4,000 vs 3,600
11% higher
Sustained clock3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
10% higher
Where m5n.large leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 5.25
52% higher
Clock speed3.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
3% higher

Specs

11 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 11 differc5n.largem5n.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
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
ECU10–
Memory1 of 1 differc5n.largem5n.large
Memory (GiB)5.258
Networking1 of 8 differc5n.largem5n.large
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline3 Gbps2.1 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1010
Storage2 of 11 differc5n.largem5n.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 3500 MbpsUp to 3500 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0003,600
EBS max IOPS20,00018,750
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc5n.largem5n.large
Familyc5nm5n
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c5n.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc5n.largem5n.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.108$0.119▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.108$0.119▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.108$0.119▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.122$0.133▲ 9%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.123$0.141▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.124$0.146▲ 18%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.13$0.149▲ 15%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.13$0.149▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.136$0.153▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

c5n.largeCompute optimized, c5n family
c5n.large prices and specsEvery size in the c5n family

Compare c5n.large with

c5.larger5n.largec6in.large
m5n.largeGeneral purpose, m5n family
m5n.large prices and specsEvery size in the m5n family

Compare m5n.large with

m5.larger5n.larget3.larget2.largem6in.large

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