c5ad EC2 instance family
AMD EPYC 7R32 at 3.3 GHz, x86_64, 2 to 96 vCPUs, 4 to 192 GiB
Prices #
| Type | vCPU | Memory | Typical spot | On-demand | Cheapest region | Per vCPU-hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5ad.large2 vCPU, 4 GiB | 2 | 4 GiB | $0.0228 | $0.0860 | us-east-2 of 11 | $0.0114 |
| c5ad.xlarge4 vCPU, 8 GiB | 4 | 8 GiB | $0.0523 | $0.1720 | us-east-2 of 11 | $0.0131 |
| c5ad.2xlarge8 vCPU, 16 GiB | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.1231 | $0.5360 | sa-east-1 of 11 | $0.0154 |
| c5ad.4xlarge16 vCPU, 32 GiB | 16 | 32 GiB | $0.1652 | $0.8240 | eu-south-1 of 11 | $0.0103 |
| c5ad.8xlarge32 vCPU, 64 GiB | 32 | 64 GiB | $0.4140 | $1.872 | af-south-1 of 11 | $0.0129 |
| c5ad.12xlarge48 vCPU, 96 GiB | 48 | 96 GiB | $0.4139 | $2.472 | eu-south-1 of 11 | $0.00862 |
| c5ad.16xlarge64 vCPU, 128 GiB | 64 | 128 GiB | $0.6416 | $4.288 | sa-east-1 of 11 | $0.0100 |
| c5ad.24xlarge96 vCPU, 192 GiB | 96 | 192 GiB | $0.6871 | $6.432 | sa-east-1 of 11 | $0.00716 |
Per hour on Linux/UNIX, in each type's cheapest region. Typical spot: per pricing run of the last 7 days, the cheapest zone's spot price, averaged, as the finder shows it with that region selected. On-demand: the same region's price. Per vCPU-hour: the spot price, or without spot the on-demand price, per vCPU. Every region is under Prices by region.
Description #
The C5AD instance family, generally available since August 2020, is powered by 2nd generation AMD EPYC 7R32 processors clocked up to 3.3 GHz, offering a cost-effective x86 compute-optimized solution. These instances feature fast, local NVMe-based SSD instance storage for high-speed, low-latency access to temporary data, a key differentiator from the C5A family. Built on the AWS Nitro System, they leverage the Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) to provide up to 20 Gbps of network bandwidth. This family is ideal for workloads like video encoding, gaming, and high-performance web servers.
Written by Gemini from web sources and not checked: the specs and prices on this page come from AWS.
Specs #
Instance Types
vCPUs
2 to 96
Memory
4 to 192 GiB
Architecture
x86_64
Processor
AMD EPYC 7R32
Sustained clock
3.3 GHz
Single-thread PassMark
2034
measured on c5ad, 2025-11-20
| Type | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | Network | EBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5ad.large | 2 | 4 GiB | 75 GB NVMe SSD | up to 10 (0.75 baseline) | up to 3.17 (0.2 baseline) |
| c5ad.xlarge | 4 | 8 GiB | 150 GB NVMe SSD | up to 10 (1.25 baseline) | up to 3.17 (0.4 baseline) |
| c5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | 300 GB NVMe SSD | up to 10 (2.5 baseline) | up to 3.17 (0.8 baseline) |
| c5ad.4xlarge | 16 | 32 GiB | 2 × 300 GB NVMe SSD | up to 10 (5 baseline) | up to 3.17 (1.58 baseline) |
| c5ad.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB | 2 × 600 GB NVMe SSD | 10 | 3.17 |
| c5ad.12xlarge | 48 | 96 GiB | 2 × 900 GB NVMe SSD | 12 | 4.75 |
| c5ad.16xlarge | 64 | 128 GiB | 2 × 1200 GB NVMe SSD | 20 | 6.3 |
| c5ad.24xlarge | 96 | 192 GiB | 2 × 1900 GB NVMe SSD | 20 | 9.5 |
Network and EBS: peak bandwidth in Gbit/s, with the bandwidth the type sustains when it is lower. Local storage: the instance store, in decimal GB as AWS sizes it.
Performance ranking #
Ranked by PassMark single-thread score
Not benchmarked yet 44
These families have no PassMark single-thread score yet, so they are not ranked.
Available Regions #
11 regions with a price in the last 7 days. Select up to 4 to compare them in the price history charts under Prices by region.
Prices by region #
Each type's regions on Linux/UNIX, cheapest first, with the same figures as the Prices table, and its price history: the daily mean of every zone and pricing run, over the last 15 UTC days. Each price column is tinted from its cheapest region (green) to its most expensive (red).
c5ad.large2 vCPU, 4 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.0228 | $0.0860 | 73% |
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.0230 | $0.1030 | 78% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.0291 | $0.0860 | 66% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.0311 | $0.0860 | 64% |
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $0.0320 | $0.1170 | 73% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.0371 | $0.1340 | 72% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.0396 | $0.1010 | 61% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.0415 | $0.0980 | 58% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.0442 | $0.1130 | 61% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.0483 | $0.1000 | 52% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $0.1080 |
c5ad.xlarge4 vCPU, 8 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.0523 | $0.1720 | 70% |
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.0595 | $0.2060 | 71% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.0717 | $0.2680 | 73% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.0722 | $0.1720 | 58% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.0737 | $0.1720 | 57% |
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $0.0839 | $0.2340 | 64% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.0898 | $0.2020 | 56% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.0944 | $0.1960 | 52% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.1001 | $0.2260 | 56% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.1013 | $0.2000 | 49% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $0.2160 |
c5ad.2xlarge8 vCPU, 16 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.1231 | $0.5360 | 77% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.1345 | $0.3440 | 61% |
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.1350 | $0.4120 | 67% |
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $0.1553 | $0.4680 | 67% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.1556 | $0.3440 | 55% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.1560 | $0.3440 | 55% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.1869 | $0.4040 | 54% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.1950 | $0.4000 | 51% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.2018 | $0.3920 | 49% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.2177 | $0.4520 | 52% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $0.4320 |
c5ad.4xlarge16 vCPU, 32 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.1652 | $0.8240 | 80% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.1765 | $1.072 | 84% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.2630 | $0.6880 | 62% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.2794 | $0.6880 | 59% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.2930 | $0.6880 | 57% |
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $0.3173 | $0.9360 | 66% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.3702 | $0.8080 | 54% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.3770 | $0.7840 | 52% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.3819 | $0.8000 | 52% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.3829 | $0.9040 | 58% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $0.8640 |
c5ad.8xlarge32 vCPU, 64 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $0.4140 | $1.872 | 78% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.4326 | $1.376 | 69% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.4445 | $2.144 | 79% |
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.4861 | $1.648 | 71% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.5221 | $1.376 | 62% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.6128 | $1.376 | 55% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.7172 | $1.600 | 55% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.7243 | $1.616 | 55% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.7997 | $1.568 | 49% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.8067 | $1.808 | 55% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $1.728 |
c5ad.12xlarge48 vCPU, 96 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.4139 | $2.472 | 83% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.4268 | $3.216 | 87% |
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $0.4810 | $2.808 | 83% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.7495 | $2.064 | 64% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.7835 | $2.064 | 62% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.8214 | $2.064 | 60% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.8294 | $2.424 | 66% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.9935 | $2.712 | 63% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $1.004 | $2.400 | 58% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $1.032 | $2.352 | 56% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $2.592 |
c5ad.16xlarge64 vCPU, 128 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.6416 | $4.288 | 85% |
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.6468 | $3.296 | 80% |
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $0.6732 | $3.744 | 82% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.8953 | $2.752 | 67% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $1.031 | $2.752 | 63% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $1.089 | $3.232 | 66% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $1.093 | $2.752 | 60% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $1.294 | $3.616 | 64% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $1.451 | $3.200 | 55% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $1.465 | $3.136 | 53% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $3.456 |
c5ad.24xlarge96 vCPU, 192 GiB, 11 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.6871 | $6.432 | 89% |
| eu-south-1 Milan | $0.9398 | $4.944 | 81% |
| af-south-1 Cape Town | $1.009 | $5.616 | 82% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $1.137 | $4.128 | 72% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $1.253 | $4.128 | 70% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $1.328 | $4.848 | 73% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $1.392 | $4.800 | 71% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $1.710 | $4.128 | 59% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $1.787 | $5.424 | 67% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $1.869 | $4.704 | 60% |
| me-south-1 Bahrain | no spot | $5.184 |