c5.4xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C5 family

The c5.4xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.68 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.4 GHz

on-demand
$0.68

$496/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.3049

−55% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.428

−37% vs on-demand

c5.4xlarge 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$0.68$0.1505$0.428$0.294
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.68$0.2371$0.428$0.294
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.68$0.3049$0.428$0.285
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.68$0.2542$0.428$0.282
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.68$0.2507$0.428$0.285
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.728$0.2247$0.459$0.314
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.744$0.2251$0.469$0.311
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.744$0.2976$0.469$0.311
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.768$0.1633$0.484$0.332
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.768$0.287$0.484$0.332
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.768$0.2121$0.484$0.332
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.776$0.245$0.489$0.335
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.784$0.1876$0.494$0.339
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.784$0.2373$0.494$0.339
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.806$0.3083$0.508$0.348
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.808$0.2668$0.509$0.349
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.808$0.1021$0.509$0.349
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.808$0.2721$0.509$0.349
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.816–$0.514$0.325
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.816–$0.514$0.325
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.845$0.1508$0.532$0.365
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.845$0.2407$0.532$0.365
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.848$0.3387$0.534$0.366
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.854$0.1733$0.538$0.369
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.856$0.1221$0.539$0.37
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.856$0.2523$0.539$0.37
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.864$0.2392$0.544$0.373
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.888$0.1132$0.559$0.384
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.888$0.2454$0.559$0.384
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.912$0.241$0.575$0.394
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$1.048$0.1887$0.66$0.453

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
32 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
c5.4xlarge
Family
C5
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.68/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 2250 Mbps
ECU
73
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
32
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)
66%

c5.4xlarge 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 c5.4xlarge
AWSc5.4xlarge1632 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M$0.68–
AzureF16s v21632 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.6770%
F16als v61632 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.968+42%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-161632 GiBAMD Milan$0.5997-12%
n4d-highcpu-161632 GiBAMD Turin$0.5717-16%
AkamaiDedicated 32GB1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.432-36%
G7 Dedicated 32x161632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.519-24%
Vultrvoc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-36%
voc-c-16c-32gb-500s-amd1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.493-28%

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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c5.4xlarge FAQ

How much does c5.4xlarge cost?

c5.4xlarge costs $0.68 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $496 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.68 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $1.048 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.3049 per hour (55% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.428 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.416 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5.4xlarge have?

c5.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 32 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 c5.4xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.68 per hour for Linux on demand. c5.4xlarge is sold in 31 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c5.4xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F16s v2 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.677/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-16 (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.5997/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 32GB (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.432/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd (16 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.438/hour in New Jersey).