c5a.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C5a family

The c5a.2xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7R32 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.188 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
16 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

3.3 GHz

on-demand
$0.308

$225/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.1582

−49% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.194

−37% vs on-demand

c5a.2xlarge 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$0.188$0.1012$0.118$0.081
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.308$0.1582$0.194$0.133
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.308$0.1481$0.194$0.133
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.308$0.1593$0.194$0.133
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.328$0.1092$0.207$0.142
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.336$0.1443$0.212$0.145
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.344$0.1508$0.217$0.149
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.344$0.1851$0.217$0.149
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.348$0.1263$0.219$0.15
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.352$0.1672$0.222$0.152
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.364$0.1688$0.229$0.157
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.364$0.0609$0.229$0.157
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.364$0.141$0.229$0.157
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.368–$0.232$0.159
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.368–$0.232$0.159
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.38$0.1008$0.239$0.164
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.38$0.1524$0.239$0.164
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.384$0.1601$0.242$0.166
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.388$0.1349$0.244$0.168
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.40$0.1849$0.252$0.173
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.412$0.1379$0.26$0.178
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.472$0.1898$0.297$0.204

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
16 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
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
c5a.2xlarge
Family
C5a
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.188/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 3170 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
<5%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
48%

c5a.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 c5a.2xlarge
AWSc5a.2xlarge816 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$0.308–
AzureF8s v2816 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.338+10%
F8als v6816 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.484+57%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-8816 GiBAMD Milan$0.2998-3%
n4d-highcpu-8816 GiBAMD Turin$0.2858-7%
AkamaiDedicated 16GB816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.216-30%
G7 Dedicated 16x8816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.2595-16%
Vultrvoc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.219-29%
voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd816 GiBAMD EPYC$0.247-20%

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

Similar instance types on AWS

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c5a.2xlarge FAQ

How much does c5a.2xlarge cost?

c5a.2xlarge costs $0.308 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $225 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.188 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.472 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1582 per hour (49% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.194 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.676 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5a.2xlarge have?

c5a.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 16 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.2xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.188 per hour for Linux on demand, 39% less than US East (N. Virginia). c5a.2xlarge is sold in 22 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c5a.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).