c5a.24xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C5a family

The c5a.24xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 96 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7R32 with 20 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.256 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
96

dedicated

memory
192 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

3.3 GHz

on-demand
$3.696

$2,698/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.729

−53% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$2.328

−37% vs on-demand

c5a.24xlarge 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$2.256$1.053$1.421$0.975
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$3.696$1.729$2.328$1.597
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$3.696$1.358$2.328$1.597
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$3.696$1.304$2.328$1.597
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$3.936$0.6474$2.48$1.70
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$4.032$0.7772$2.54$1.742
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$4.128$0.8581$2.601$1.783
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$4.128$1.70$2.601$1.783
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$4.176$1.43$2.631$1.804
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$4.224$1.316$2.661$1.825
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$4.368$1.433$2.752$1.887
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$4.368$0.5528$2.752$1.887
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$4.368$0.7131$2.752$1.887
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$4.416–$2.782$1.908
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$4.416–$2.782$1.908
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$4.56$0.8462$2.873$1.97
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$4.56$1.321$2.873$1.97
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$4.608$1.339$2.903$1.991
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$4.656$0.5334$2.933$2.011
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$4.80$1.407$3.024$2.074
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$4.944$1.174$3.115$2.136
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$5.664$1.405$3.568$2.447

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
96
Memory
192 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.24xlarge
Family
C5a
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $2.256/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
9500 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
192
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
62%

c5a.24xlarge 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 c5a.24xlarge
AWSc5a.24xlarge96192 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$3.696–
AzureD96als v696192 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$3.859+4%
D96als v796192 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$3.859+4%
Google Cloudn4d-highcpu-9696192 GiBAMD Turin$3.43-7%
c4-highcpu-9696192 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$4.082+10%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x128128 vCPU (1.33×) · 256 GiB (1.33×)128256 GiBAMD EPYC$4.32+17%
G8 Dedicated 256x6464 vCPU (1.5× less) · 256 GiB (1.33×)64256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36-9%
Vultrvoc-g-96c-256gb-1280s-amd256 GiB (1.33×)96256 GiBAMD EPYC$5.26+42%
voc-g-64c-192gb-960s-amd64 vCPU (1.5× less)64192 GiBAMD EPYC$2.63-29%

C5a family sizes

all about C5a→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c5a.large24 GiB–$0.077$56.21$0.0365$0.049
c5a.xlarge48 GiB–$0.154$112$0.064$0.097
c5a.2xlarge816 GiB–$0.308$225$0.1582$0.194
c5a.4xlarge1632 GiB–$0.616$450$0.3039$0.388
c5a.8xlarge3264 GiB–$1.232$899$0.6166$0.776
c5a.12xlarge4896 GiB–$1.848$1,349$0.8525$1.164
c5a.16xlarge64128 GiB–$2.464$1,799$1.176$1.552
c5a.24xlarge96192 GiB–$3.696$2,698$1.729$2.328

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c5a.24xlarge FAQ

How much does c5a.24xlarge cost?

c5a.24xlarge costs $3.696 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,698 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.256 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $5.664 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.729 per hour (53% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $2.328 per hour. With Windows it costs $8.112 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5a.24xlarge have?

c5a.24xlarge has 96 vCPUs and 192 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.24xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $2.256 per hour for Linux on demand, 39% less than US East (N. Virginia). c5a.24xlarge is sold in 22 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c5a.24xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D96als v6 (96 vCPU, 192 GiB, $3.859/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highcpu-96 (96 vCPU, 192 GiB, $3.43/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x128 (128 vCPU, 256 GiB, $4.32/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-g-96c-256gb-1280s-amd (96 vCPU, 256 GiB, $5.26/hour in Bangalore).