c5ad.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · C5ad family

The c5ad.xlarge is a compute optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7R32 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.172 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

3.3 GHz

on-demand
$0.172

$126/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.0831

−52% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.108

−37% vs on-demand

c5ad.xlarge 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$0.172$0.0831$0.108$0.074
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.172$0.0751$0.108$0.074
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.172$0.0677$0.108$0.074
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.196$0.1004$0.123$0.085
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.20$0.0975$0.126$0.086
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.202$0.0999$0.127$0.087
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.206$0.0414$0.13$0.089
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.216$0.0522$0.136$0.093
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.226$0.1026$0.142$0.098
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.234$0.0746$0.147$0.101
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.268$0.1013$0.169$0.116

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
8 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
150 GB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 150 NVMe SSD
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
c5ad.xlarge
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) · $0.172/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 3170 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
8
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
10-15%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
59%

c5ad.xlarge 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 c5ad.xlarge
AWSc5ad.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$0.172–
AzureF4s v248 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.169-2%
F4alds v748 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$0.286+66%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Milan$0.1499-13%
n4d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Turin$0.1429-17%
AkamaiDedicated 8GB48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-37%
G7 Dedicated 8x448 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-25%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-36%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-28%

C5ad family sizes

all about C5ad→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
c5ad.large24 GiB75 GB NVME$0.086$62.78$0.0409$0.054
c5ad.xlarge48 GiB150 GB NVME$0.172$126$0.0831$0.108
c5ad.2xlarge816 GiB300 GB NVME$0.344$251$0.1606$0.217
c5ad.4xlarge1632 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.688$502$0.3168$0.433
c5ad.8xlarge3264 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$1.376$1,004$0.6202$0.867
c5ad.12xlarge4896 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.064$1,507$0.8811$1.30
c5ad.16xlarge64128 GiB2.4 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.752$2,009$1.13$1.734
c5ad.24xlarge96192 GiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$4.128$3,013$1.616$2.601

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c5ad.xlarge FAQ

How much does c5ad.xlarge cost?

c5ad.xlarge costs $0.172 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $126 per month. Across 11 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.172 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.268 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0831 per hour (52% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.108 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.356 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does c5ad.xlarge have?

c5ad.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 8 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.xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F4s v2 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.169/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-4 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.1499/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 8GB (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.108/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in New Jersey).