AWS c5.2xlarge Pricing and Specs
Amazon Web Services c5.2xlarge is a compute-optimized instance with 8 vCPUs and 16.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification |
Value |
| vCPU |
8 |
| Memory |
16.0 GB |
| Storage |
EBS-only |
| Network Performance |
Up to 10 Gbps |
| EBS Bandwidth |
Up to 4,750 Mbps |
| Processor |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region |
Hourly |
Monthly |
| US East (N. Virginia) |
$0.3400 |
$248.20 |
| US West (Oregon) |
$0.3570 |
$260.61 |
| US Central (Iowa) |
$0.3468 |
$253.16 |
| Canada Central |
$0.3672 |
$268.06 |
| EU West (Ireland) |
$0.3570 |
$260.61 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region |
Hourly |
Savings vs On-Demand |
| US East (N. Virginia) |
$0.2040 |
40% |
| US Central (Iowa) |
$0.2081 |
40% |
| EU West (Ireland) |
$0.2142 |
40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region |
Hourly |
Savings vs On-Demand |
| US East (N. Virginia) |
$0.1020 |
70% |
| US Central (Iowa) |
$0.1040 |
70% |
| EU West (Ireland) |
$0.1071 |
70% |
Use Cases
compute-optimized instance are ideal for c5.2xlarge:
- Batch processing workloads
- Dedicated game servers
- High-performance computing
Equivalent Instances
| Provider |
Instance |
vCPU |
Memory |
Price Diff |
| AWS |
c5.2xlarge |
8 |
16.0 |
baseline |
| Azure |
D2s_v5 |
2 |
8 |
9% |
| GCP |
e2-standard-2 |
2 |
8 |
9% |
| Alibaba Cloud |
ecs.g6-large |
2 |
8 |
-14% |
Data Source
- API: Amazon Web Services Official Pricing API
- Fetched: 2026-07-23
- Methodology: Prices retrieved via official API and normalized to USD hourly/monthly rates
