c5d.4xlarge
Compute optimized · c5d series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M
- vCPU
- 16
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.7680
- Per month
- $561
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0480
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0240
Analysis
The c5d.4xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c5d series with 16 vCPUs and 32 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.4xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R32 costs $0.6160/hour, 20% less ($111 a month). The other variants are the c5.4xlarge at $0.6800, the c5ad.4xlarge at $0.6880 and the c5n.4xlarge at $0.8640.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $310 a month per instance: $0.7680/hour against $1.19/hour, a 55% spread.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.4840/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.3220/hour, 58% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $1.50/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
It has local instance storage (1 x 400 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 16 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the c6g.4xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.5440/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.7680 | $1.50 | $0.4840 | $0.3220 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.7680 | $1.50 | $0.4840 | $0.3190 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.7680 | $1.50 | $0.4840 | $0.3220 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.8480 | $1.58 | $0.5340 | $0.3550 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $1.19 | $1.93 | $0.7510 | $0.5150 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.8720 | $1.61 | $0.5490 | $0.3770 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.9200 | $1.66 | $0.5800 | $0.3970 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.8880 | $1.62 | $0.5590 | $0.3840 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.7920 | $1.53 | $0.4990 | $0.3420 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.8960 | $1.63 | $0.5640 | $0.3870 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.01 | $1.74 | $0.6350 | $0.4350 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.9760 | $1.71 | $0.6150 | $0.4220 |
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.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6g.4xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 16 | 32 GiB | $0.5440 | -29% |
| c7g.4xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 16 | 32 GiB | $0.5800 | -24% |
| c6a.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 16 | 32 GiB | $0.6120 | -20% |
| c6gd.4xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 16 | 32 GiB | $0.6144 | -20% |
| c5a.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 16 | 32 GiB | $0.6160 | -20% |
| c8g.4xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 16 | 32 GiB | $0.6381 | -17% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 16 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M |
| Clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 400 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 |