c5a.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C5a family

The c5a.8xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7R32 with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.752 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
64 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

3.3 GHz

on-demand
$1.232

$899/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.6166

−50% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.776

−37% vs on-demand

c5a.8xlarge 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$0.752$0.339$0.474$0.325
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$1.232$0.6166$0.776$0.532
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$1.232$0.4121$0.776$0.532
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$1.232$0.4713$0.776$0.532
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$1.312$0.292$0.827$0.567
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$1.344$0.4701$0.847$0.581
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$1.376$0.5209$0.867$0.594
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.376$0.6096$0.867$0.594
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.392$0.5196$0.877$0.601
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.408$0.5979$0.887$0.608
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$1.456$0.5765$0.917$0.629
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$1.456$0.2192$0.917$0.629
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$1.456$0.5266$0.917$0.629
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$1.472–$0.927$0.636
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$1.472–$0.927$0.636
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$1.52$0.2732$0.958$0.657
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$1.52$0.5466$0.958$0.657
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.536$0.8134$0.968$0.664
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$1.552$0.6885$0.978$0.67
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.60$0.7026$1.008$0.691
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$1.648$0.6047$1.038$0.712
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$1.888$0.8261$1.189$0.816

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
64 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
10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
c5a.8xlarge
Family
C5a
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.752/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
3170 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
64%

c5a.8xlarge 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.8xlarge
AWSc5a.8xlarge3264 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$1.232–
AzureF32s v23264 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$1.353+10%
F32als v63264 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$1.936+57%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-323264 GiBAMD Milan$1.199-3%
n4d-highcpu-323264 GiBAMD Turin$1.143-7%
AkamaiDedicated 64GB3264 GiBAMD EPYC$0.864-30%
G7 Dedicated 64x323264 GiBAMD EPYC$1.037-16%
Vultrvoc-c-32c-64gb-500s-amd3264 GiBAMD EPYC$0.877-29%
voc-c-32c-64gb-1000s-amd3264 GiBAMD EPYC$0.986-20%

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.8xlarge FAQ

How much does c5a.8xlarge cost?

c5a.8xlarge costs $1.232 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $899 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.752 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $1.888 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.6166 per hour (50% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.776 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.704 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5a.8xlarge have?

c5a.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 64 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.8xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.752 per hour for Linux on demand, 39% less than US East (N. Virginia). c5a.8xlarge is sold in 22 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of c5a.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F32s v2 (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $1.353/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-32 (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $1.199/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 64GB (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.864/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-32c-64gb-500s-amd (32 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.877/hour in New Jersey).