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c5n.large

Part of the C5N 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.nEnhanced Networkingn = Enhanced NetworkingEnhanced networking capabilities delivering up to 100/200/400 Gbps network bandwidth and Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) support.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 5 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 25 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1080/ hr
~$78.84/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
5GB
2.6 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0540/ vCPU-hr
$0.0206/GB-hr
Network
Up to 25 Gbps
Baseline: 3 Gbps
Storage & EBS
593.75MB/s
Max: 20,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score31,366
CoreMark / vCPU15,683 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding12 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar290,426 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0540
Cost per GB-hr$0.0206

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks10 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth3 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 Throughput81.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS20,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 3500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2018-11-26

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1080/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.1660/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1276/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
24regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 24 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$0.1450
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$0.1430
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$0.1240
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$0.1080
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$0.1360
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.1220
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.1240
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.1410
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.1360
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.1300
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.1300
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.1180
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.1230
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.1220
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.1280
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$0.1290
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.1280
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.1160
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$0.1340
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.1660
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.1080
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.1080
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.1350
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.1080