c5d.2xlarge
Compute optimized · c5d series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.3840
- Per month
- $280
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0480
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0240
Analysis
The c5d.2xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c5d series with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M (up to 3.4 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the c5a.2xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R32 costs $0.3080/hour, 20% less ($55.48 a month). The other variants are the c5.2xlarge at $0.3400, the c5ad.2xlarge at $0.3440 and the c5n.2xlarge at $0.4320.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $155 a month per instance: $0.3840/hour against $0.5960/hour, a 55% spread.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.2420/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.1610/hour, 58% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.7520/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
It has local instance storage (1 x 200 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 16 of 31 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the c6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.2720/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.3840 | $0.7520 | $0.2420 | $0.1610 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.3840 | $0.7520 | $0.2420 | $0.1590 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.3840 | $0.7520 | $0.2420 | $0.1610 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.4240 | $0.7920 | $0.2670 | $0.1770 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.5960 | $0.9640 | $0.3750 | $0.2570 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.4360 | $0.8040 | $0.2750 | $0.1880 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.4600 | $0.8280 | $0.2900 | $0.1990 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.4440 | $0.8120 | $0.2800 | $0.1920 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.3960 | $0.7640 | $0.2490 | $0.1710 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.4480 | $0.8160 | $0.2820 | $0.1940 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.5040 | $0.8720 | $0.3180 | $0.2180 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.4880 | $0.8560 | $0.3070 | $0.2110 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs c5d.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.2720 | -29% |
| c7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.2900 | -24% |
| c6a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3060 | -20% |
| c6gd.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3072 | -20% |
| c5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3080 | -20% |
| c8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3190 | -17% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M |
| Clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 200 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
c5d sizes
| c5d.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0960 |
| c5d.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1920 |
| c5d.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3840 |
| c5d.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7680 |
| c5d.9xlarge | 36 vCPU | $1.73 |
| c5d.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.30 |
| c5d.18xlarge | 72 vCPU | $3.46 |
| c5d.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.61 |