c5.large

Amazon EC2 · C5 family

The c5.large is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.085 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
2

dedicated

memory
4 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.4 GHz

on-demand
$0.085

$62.05/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.0385

−55% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.054

−36% vs on-demand

c5.large 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$0.085$0.0239$0.054$0.037
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.085$0.0417$0.054$0.037
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.085$0.0385$0.054$0.036
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.085$0.0346$0.054$0.035
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.085$0.0283$0.054$0.036
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.091$0.0367$0.057$0.039
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.093$0.0542$0.059$0.039
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.093$0.0442$0.059$0.039
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.096$0.0331$0.06$0.041
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.096$0.0447$0.06$0.041
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.096$0.0418$0.06$0.041
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.097$0.042$0.061$0.042
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.098$0.0378$0.062$0.042
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.098$0.042$0.062$0.042
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.101$0.041$0.064$0.044
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.101$0.0291$0.064$0.044
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.101$0.0361$0.064$0.044
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.101$0.0417$0.064$0.044
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.102–$0.064$0.041
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.102–$0.064$0.041
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.106$0.0356$0.067$0.046
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.106$0.0472$0.067$0.046
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.106$0.0445$0.067$0.046
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.107$0.0443$0.067$0.046
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.107$0.0472$0.067$0.046
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.107$0.0448$0.067$0.046
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.108$0.0358$0.068$0.047
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.111$0.0391$0.07$0.048
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.111$0.0519$0.07$0.048
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.114$0.0494$0.072$0.049
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.131$0.0727$0.083$0.057

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
2
Memory
4 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.large
Family
C5
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.085/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 2250 Mbps
ECU
10
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
4
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
10-15%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
61%

c5.large 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.large
AWSc5.large24 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M$0.085–
AzureF2s v224 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.08460%
F2als v624 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.121+42%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-224 GiBAMD Milan$0.075-12%
n4d-highcpu-224 GiBAMD Turin$0.0715-16%
AkamaiDedicated 4GB24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.054-36%
G7 Dedicated 4x224 GiBAMD EPYC$0.0645-24%
Vultrvoc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amd24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.055-35%
voc-c-2c-4gb-75s-amd24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.062-27%

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.large FAQ

How much does c5.large cost?

c5.large costs $0.085 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $62.05 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.085 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.131 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0385 per hour (55% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.054 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.177 per hour.

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

c5.large has 2 vCPUs and 4 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.large?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.085 per hour for Linux on demand. c5.large is sold in 31 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c5.large on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F2s v2 (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.0846/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-2 (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.075/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 4GB (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.054/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amd (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.055/hour in New Jersey).