c5a.16xlarge
Amazon EC2 · C5a family
The c5a.16xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7R32 with 20 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.504 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 64
- memory
- 128 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $2.464
- spot
- $1.176
- 1-yr reserved
- $1.552
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
3.3 GHz
$1,799/mo · us-east-1
−52% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
c5a.16xlarge price by region
22 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $1.504 | $0.7121 | $0.948 | $0.65 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $2.464 | $1.176 | $1.552 | $1.064 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $2.464 | $0.8938 | $1.552 | $1.064 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $2.464 | $0.8457 | $1.552 | $1.064 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $2.624 | $0.6317 | $1.653 | $1.134 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $2.688 | $0.6941 | $1.693 | $1.161 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $2.752 | $0.9538 | $1.734 | $1.189 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $2.752 | $1.297 | $1.734 | $1.189 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $2.784 | $0.9843 | $1.754 | $1.203 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $2.816 | $0.9561 | $1.774 | $1.217 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $2.912 | $1.082 | $1.835 | $1.258 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $2.912 | $0.6983 | $1.835 | $1.258 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $2.912 | $0.6251 | $1.835 | $1.258 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $2.944 | – | $1.855 | $1.272 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $2.944 | – | $1.855 | $1.272 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $3.04 | $0.6115 | $1.915 | $1.313 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $3.04 | $0.8198 | $1.915 | $1.313 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $3.072 | $1.186 | $1.935 | $1.327 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $3.104 | $1.181 | $1.956 | $1.341 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $3.20 | $1.014 | $2.016 | $1.382 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $3.296 | $0.9427 | $2.076 | $1.424 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $3.776 | $0.4774 | $2.379 | $1.631 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 64
- Memory
- 128 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 GiB
- Processor
- AMD EPYC 7R32
- CPU vendor
- AMD
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 3.3 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- 20 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 20 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c5a.16xlarge- Family
- C5a
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $1.504/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 6300 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 128
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 58%
c5a.16xlarge equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs c5a.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c5a.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC 7R32 | $2.464 | – |
| Azure | F64s v2 | 64 | 128 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $2.706 | +10% |
| F64als v6 | 64 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $3.872 | +57% | |
| Google Cloud | n4d-highcpu-64 | 64 | 128 GiB | AMD Turin | $2.287 | -7% |
| n4-highcpu-64 | 64 | 128 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $2.449 | -1% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 128x64 | 64 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.16 | -12% |
| Dedicated 128GB50 vCPU (1.3× less) | 50 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.728 | -30% | |
| Vultr | voc-g-64c-192gb-960s-amd192 GiB (1.5×) | 64 | 192 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.63 | +7% |
| vx1-g-64c-256g256 GiB (2×) | 64 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.92 | -22% |
C5a family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5a.large | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.077 | $56.21 | $0.0365 | $0.049 |
| c5a.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB | – | $0.154 | $112 | $0.064 | $0.097 |
| c5a.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | – | $0.308 | $225 | $0.1582 | $0.194 |
| c5a.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | – | $0.616 | $450 | $0.3039 | $0.388 |
| c5a.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB | – | $1.232 | $899 | $0.6166 | $0.776 |
| c5a.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | – | $1.848 | $1,349 | $0.8525 | $1.164 |
| c5a.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | – | $2.464 | $1,799 | $1.176 | $1.552 |
| c5a.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB | – | $3.696 | $2,698 | $1.729 | $2.328 |
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c5a.16xlarge FAQ
How much does c5a.16xlarge cost?
c5a.16xlarge costs $2.464 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,799 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.504 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $3.776 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.176 per hour (52% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.552 per hour. With Windows it costs $5.408 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5a.16xlarge have?
c5a.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 7R32. It is a compute optimized instance type in the C5a family.
What is the cheapest region for c5a.16xlarge?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $1.504 per hour for Linux on demand, 39% less than US East (N. Virginia). c5a.16xlarge is sold in 22 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of c5a.16xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F64s v2 (64 vCPU, 128 GiB, $2.706/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highcpu-64 (64 vCPU, 128 GiB, $2.287/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x64 (64 vCPU, 128 GiB, $2.16/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-g-64c-192gb-960s-amd (64 vCPU, 192 GiB, $2.63/hour in New Jersey).