Instances›AWS EC2›c5ad›c5ad.2xlarge
Compute
vCPUs8
Memory16 GiB
Mem / vCPU2.00 GiB
ProcessorEPYC 7R32
Clock speed3.3 GHz
Architecturex86_64
Storage
Type1 × 300 GB NVMe SSD
Bandwidth3,170 Mbps
Throughput396.25 MB/s
IOPS13,300
Networking
PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
Max ENIs4
IPv6Yes
GPUNone
Family sizes
c5ad.large2 vCPU · 4 GiB
c5ad.xlarge4 vCPU · 8 GiB
c5ad.2xlarge8 vCPU · 16 GiB
c5ad.4xlarge16 vCPU · 32 GiB
c5ad.8xlarge32 vCPU · 64 GiB
c5ad.12xlarge48 vCPU · 96 GiB
c5ad.16xlarge64 vCPU · 128 GiB
c5ad.24xlarge96 vCPU · 192 GiB
c5ad.2xlarge

The c5ad.2xlarge pairs 8 vCPU with 16 GiB of RAM, the 2.00 GiB-per-vCPU ratio that marks a compute-optimized instance. In the name, "c" stands for compute, "5" is the generation, "ad" marks AMD processors and local NVMe storage and "2xlarge" is the size within the c5ad family. It runs on AMD EPYC 7R32 at 3.3 GHz, and AWS introduced it in August 2020. AWS has since shipped c6i, c7i, c8i and c9g; c6i.2xlarge is the direct replacement at this size. ch.vs1.xlarge on Rackspace Spot lines up one-for-one: 8 vCPU and 16 GiB, $0.344/hr on AWS in US East (N. Virginia), from $0.006/hr on Rackspace Spot.

Match qualityNo local disk

c5ad.2xlarge comes with 1 × 300 GB NVMe SSD attached to the machine. Rackspace Spot nodes use network storage only, so that disk does not come with it.

If you were using the local disk as fast scratch space — temporary files, a local cache, an index — you will need a persistent volume or object storage instead, and both are slower to read. If it was just extra space you never depended on, nothing changes.

Pricing by region
1 hr
RegionAWS on-demandAWS Spot1-yr Reserved3-yr ReservedRackspace SpotYou save
US East, N. Virginia$0.344$0.145$0.217$0.149$0.006
$0.338 savings
US Central, Chicagono AWS region$0.061
US Central, Dallasno AWS region$0.041
Hong Kong$0.061
Sydney, Australia$0.452$0.212$0.285$0.195$0.016
$0.436 savings
London, UK$0.021
US West, San Jose$0.001
US Central, Dallas 2no AWS region$0.061
US East, N. Virginia 2$0.344$0.145$0.217$0.149$0.081
$0.263 savings
When to use it
Good for
  • ●Game servers and matchmaking
  • ●Batch processing and CI/CD runners
  • ●Video encoding and transcoding
  • ●Workloads that fit inside 16 GiB of RAM
  • ●Jobs that want 1 × 300 GB of local NVMe scratch space
  • ●Network-heavy services — AWS rates this size at Up to 10 Gigabit
Avoid if
  • ●Starting a new deployment. c6i.2xlarge is the newer generation at this size.
  • ●The working set needs more than 16 GiB of RAM
  • ●Memory-hungry applications. A memory-optimized family gives more RAM per dollar.
  • ●More than 2.00 GiB of RAM per vCPU is needed — that ratio is fixed for the whole family
  • ●GPU or FPGA acceleration is needed
$251/mo on AWS on-demand against $4/mo on Rackspace Spot for the equivalent — market-priced, not list-priced.
  • Spot sells spare capacity at market prices. It is the cheapest compute on the internet.
  • Prices are set by supply and demand. You pay what the market decides.
  • Compute is delivered as fully managed Kubernetes. All infrastructure is taken care of.
  • Egress costs $0.01/GB after the free allowance. AWS charges $0.09/GB.
Build your Cloudspace
Frequently asked questions