c5ad.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · C5ad family
The c5ad.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 $0.344 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.344
- spot
- $0.1606
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.217
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
3.3 GHz
$251/mo · us-east-1
−53% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
c5ad.2xlarge price by region
11 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.344 | $0.1606 | $0.217 | $0.149 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.344 | $0.1678 | $0.217 | $0.149 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.344 | $0.1557 | $0.217 | $0.149 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.392 | $0.2113 | $0.247 | $0.169 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.40 | $0.1875 | $0.252 | $0.173 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.404 | $0.2175 | $0.255 | $0.175 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.412 | $0.0655 | $0.26 | $0.178 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.432 | $0.1013 | $0.272 | $0.187 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.452 | $0.2406 | $0.285 | $0.195 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.468 | $0.1326 | $0.295 | $0.202 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.536 | $0.2016 | $0.338 | $0.232 |
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
- 300 GB NVME
- Storage detail
- 1 x 300 NVMe SSD
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
c5ad.2xlarge- Family
- C5ad
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 11 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.344/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)
- 10-15%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 53%
c5ad.2xlarge 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 c5ad.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | c5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7R32 | $0.344 | – |
| Azure | F8s v2 | 8 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL | $0.338 | -2% |
| F8alds v7 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.572 | +66% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD Milan | $0.2998 | -13% |
| n4d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.2858 | -17% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 16GB | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.216 | -37% |
| G7 Dedicated 16x8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.2595 | -25% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.219 | -36% |
| voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.247 | -28% |
C5ad family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5ad.large | 2 | 4 GiB | 75 GB NVME | $0.086 | $62.78 | $0.0409 | $0.054 |
| c5ad.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB | 150 GB NVME | $0.172 | $126 | $0.0831 | $0.108 |
| c5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | 300 GB NVME | $0.344 | $251 | $0.1606 | $0.217 |
| c5ad.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | 600 GB NVME (2 disks) | $0.688 | $502 | $0.3168 | $0.433 |
| c5ad.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB | 1.2 TB NVME (2 disks) | $1.376 | $1,004 | $0.6202 | $0.867 |
| c5ad.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | 1.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $2.064 | $1,507 | $0.8811 | $1.30 |
| c5ad.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | 2.4 TB NVME (2 disks) | $2.752 | $2,009 | $1.13 | $1.734 |
| c5ad.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB | 3.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $4.128 | $3,013 | $1.616 | $2.601 |
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c5ad.2xlarge FAQ
How much does c5ad.2xlarge cost?
c5ad.2xlarge costs $0.344 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $251 per month. Across 11 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.344 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.536 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1606 per hour (53% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.217 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.712 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5ad.2xlarge have?
c5ad.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 C5ad family.
What are the equivalents of c5ad.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).