c5d.xlarge
Compute optimized · c5d series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1920
- Per month
- $140
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0480
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0240
Analysis
The c5d.xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c5d series with 4 vCPUs and 8 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.xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R32 costs $0.1540/hour, 20% less ($27.74 a month). The other variants are the c5.xlarge at $0.1700, the c5ad.xlarge at $0.1720 and the c5n.xlarge at $0.2160.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $77.38 a month per instance: $0.1920/hour against $0.2980/hour, a 55% spread.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.1210/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.0810/hour, 58% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.3760/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
It has local instance storage (1 x 100 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 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the c6g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1360/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1920 | $0.3760 | $0.1210 | $0.0810 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1920 | $0.3760 | $0.1210 | $0.0800 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1920 | $0.3760 | $0.1210 | $0.0810 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2120 | $0.3960 | $0.1340 | $0.0890 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.2980 | $0.4820 | $0.1880 | $0.1290 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.2180 | $0.4020 | $0.1370 | $0.0940 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.2300 | $0.4140 | $0.1450 | $0.0990 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.2220 | $0.4060 | $0.1400 | $0.0960 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.1980 | $0.3820 | $0.1250 | $0.0860 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.2240 | $0.4080 | $0.1410 | $0.0970 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2520 | $0.4360 | $0.1590 | $0.1090 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.2440 | $0.4280 | $0.1540 | $0.1050 |
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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1360 | -29% |
| c7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1450 | -24% |
| c6a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1530 | -20% |
| c6gd.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1536 | -20% |
| c5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1540 | -20% |
| c8g.xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.1595 | -17% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 8 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M |
| Clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 100 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 |