c5a.4xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C5a family

The c5a.4xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7R32 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.376 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

3.3 GHz

on-demand
$0.616

$450/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.3039

−51% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.388

−37% vs on-demand

c5a.4xlarge 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$0.376$0.2028$0.237$0.162
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.616$0.3039$0.388$0.266
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.616$0.2498$0.388$0.266
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.616$0.3126$0.388$0.266
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.656$0.1886$0.413$0.283
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.672$0.2632$0.423$0.29
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.688$0.2678$0.433$0.297
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.688$0.3436$0.433$0.297
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.696$0.2712$0.438$0.301
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.704$0.3021$0.444$0.304
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.728$0.357$0.459$0.314
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.728$0.1235$0.459$0.314
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.728$0.2608$0.459$0.314
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.736–$0.464$0.318
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.736–$0.464$0.318
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.76$0.1756$0.479$0.328
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.76$0.293$0.479$0.328
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.768$0.3547$0.484$0.332
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.776$0.4051$0.489$0.335
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.80$0.3627$0.504$0.346
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.824$0.2728$0.519$0.356
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.944$0.3397$0.595$0.408

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
32 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.4xlarge
Family
C5a
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.376/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 3170 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
32
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
56%

c5a.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 c5a.4xlarge
AWSc5a.4xlarge1632 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$0.616–
AzureF16s v21632 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.677+10%
F16als v61632 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.968+57%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-161632 GiBAMD Milan$0.5997-3%
n4d-highcpu-161632 GiBAMD Turin$0.5717-7%
AkamaiDedicated 32GB1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.432-30%
G7 Dedicated 32x161632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.519-16%
Vultrvoc-c-16c-32gb-300s-amd1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-29%
voc-c-16c-32gb-500s-amd1632 GiBAMD EPYC$0.493-20%

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.4xlarge FAQ

How much does c5a.4xlarge cost?

c5a.4xlarge costs $0.616 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $450 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.376 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.944 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.3039 per hour (51% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.388 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.352 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5a.4xlarge have?

c5a.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 32 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.4xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.376 per hour for Linux on demand, 39% less than US East (N. Virginia). c5a.4xlarge is sold in 22 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c5a.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).