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c5.18xlarge

Part of the C5 Compute Optimized family — High-performance processors for compute-intensive applications.

Name:cCompute Optimizedc = Compute OptimizedOptimized for compute-bound applications that benefit from high-performance processors (web servers, batch processing, gaming servers, and video encoding).55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.18xlarge18 Extra Large18xlarge = 18 Extra Large72 vCPUs • 144 GB RAM • EBS only • 25 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$3.0600/ hr
~$2,233.80/mo
Compute
72vCPUs
36 cores • x86_64
Memory
144GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0425/ vCPU-hr
$0.0213/GB-hr
Network
25 Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,375MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads72 vCPUs
Physical Cores36
Clock Speed3.4 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,142,358
CoreMark / vCPU15,866.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding183 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar373,320 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0425
Cost per GB-hr$0.0213

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput2375 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2375 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS80,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput9000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor144
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2017-11-06

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.0600/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.7160/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.6064/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
32regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 32 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$4.1040
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$3.8880
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Lowest
$3.0600
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$3.5280
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$3.9960
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$3.0600
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$3.8520
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.4560
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.5280
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.9960
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$3.8520
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.6720
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.6720
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.3480
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$3.3480
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$3.4920
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$3.4560
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$3.6360
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$3.6360
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$3.6360
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$3.2760
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$3.4560
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$3.8410
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$3.6290
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$3.8020
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$3.8020
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$4.7160
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$3.0600
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$3.0600
us-west-2-lax-1
US West (Los Angeles)
$3.6720
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$3.8160
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$3.0600