c5.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C5 family

The c5.2xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.34 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
16 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.4 GHz

on-demand
$0.34

$248/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.155

−54% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.214

−37% vs on-demand

c5.2xlarge price by region

31 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia$0.34$0.0857$0.214$0.147
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.34$0.1374$0.214$0.147
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.34$0.155$0.214$0.142
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.34$0.125$0.214$0.141
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.34$0.1407$0.214$0.142
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.364$0.1319$0.229$0.157
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.372$0.1401$0.234$0.155
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.372$0.1524$0.234$0.155
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.384$0.1402$0.242$0.166
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.384$0.1549$0.242$0.166
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.384$0.1257$0.242$0.166
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.388$0.1521$0.244$0.168
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.392$0.179$0.247$0.169
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.392$0.1878$0.247$0.169
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.403$0.1605$0.254$0.174
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.404$0.1553$0.255$0.175
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.404$0.079$0.255$0.175
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.404$0.1658$0.255$0.175
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.408–$0.257$0.163
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.408–$0.257$0.163
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.422$0.1081$0.266$0.182
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.422$0.1633$0.266$0.182
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.424$0.1611$0.267$0.183
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.427$0.1543$0.269$0.184
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.428$0.1751$0.27$0.185
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.428$0.1667$0.27$0.185
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.432$0.1342$0.272$0.187
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.444$0.126$0.28$0.192
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.444$0.1823$0.28$0.192
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.456$0.1582$0.287$0.197
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.524$0.1761$0.33$0.226

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
16 GiB
Memory per vCPU
2 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.4 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
c5.2xlarge
Family
C5
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.34/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 2250 Mbps
ECU
39
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
59%

c5.2xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs c5.2xlarge
AWSc5.2xlarge816 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M$0.34–
AzureF8s v2816 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.338-1%
F8als v6816 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.484+42%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-8816 GiBAMD Milan$0.2998-12%
n4d-highcpu-8816 GiBAMD Turin$0.2858-16%
AkamaiDedicated 16GB816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.216-36%
G7 Dedicated 16x8816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.2595-24%
Vultrvoc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.219-36%
voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.247-27%

C5 family sizes

all about C5→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c5.large24 GiB–$0.085$62.05$0.0385$0.054
c5.xlarge48 GiB–$0.17$124$0.0806$0.107
c5.2xlarge816 GiB–$0.34$248$0.155$0.214
c5.4xlarge1632 GiB–$0.68$496$0.3049$0.428
c5.9xlarge3672 GiB–$1.53$1,117$0.6784$0.964
c5.12xlarge4896 GiB–$2.04$1,489$0.8871$1.285
c5.18xlarge72144 GiB–$3.06$2,234$1.254$1.928
c5.24xlarge96192 GiB–$4.08$2,978$1.656$2.57
c5.metal96192 GiB–$4.08$2,978$1.694$2.57

Similar instance types on AWS

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c5.2xlarge FAQ

How much does c5.2xlarge cost?

c5.2xlarge costs $0.34 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $248 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.34 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.524 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.155 per hour (54% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.214 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.708 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5.2xlarge have?

c5.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M. It is a compute optimized instance type in the C5 family.

What is the cheapest region for c5.2xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.34 per hour for Linux on demand. c5.2xlarge is sold in 31 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c5.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F8s v2 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.338/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-8 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.2998/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 16GB (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.216/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.219/hour in New Jersey).