AWS M5dn instance types
M5dn is a general purpose Amazon EC2 family with 9 instance types, from 2 – 96 vCPUs and 8 GiB – 384 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake). Linux on demand starts at $0.136 per hour.
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- sizes
- 9
- vCPUs
- 2 – 96
- memory
- 8 GiB – 384 GiB
- processor
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- on-demand from
- $0.136
per hour · 9 regions
M5dn sizes and prices
Linux, hourly, US East (N. Virginia) (other regions on each size's page)
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m5dn.large | 2 | 8 GiB | 75 GB NVME | $0.136 | $99.28 | $0.0569 | $0.086 |
| m5dn.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | 150 GB NVME | $0.272 | $199 | $0.1317 | $0.171 |
| m5dn.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | 300 GB NVME | $0.544 | $397 | $0.2702 | $0.343 |
| m5dn.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB | 600 GB NVME (2 disks) | $1.088 | $794 | $0.5211 | $0.685 |
| m5dn.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB | 1.2 TB NVME (2 disks) | $2.176 | $1,588 | $1.15 | $1.371 |
| m5dn.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB | 1.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $3.264 | $2,383 | $1.42 | $2.056 |
| m5dn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB | 2.4 TB NVME (4 disks) | $4.352 | $3,177 | $1.72 | $2.742 |
| m5dn.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB | 3.6 TB NVME (4 disks) | $6.528 | $4,765 | $2.581 | $4.113 |
| m5dn.metal | 96 | 384 GiB | 3.6 TB NVME (4 disks) | $6.528 | $4,765 | $2.631 | $4.113 |
M5dn equivalents on other clouds
closest match to m5dn.8xlarge (32 vCPU, 128 GiB)
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32Dedicated CPU (G8) family · 32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.68/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU (G8) family →
Vultrvx1-g-32c-128g-1920sVX1: General Purpose family · 32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.223/hr · FrankfurtVX1: General Purpose family →
Other general purpose families on AWS
M5dn FAQ
What sizes does the AWS M5dn family have?
M5dn has 9 instance types, from m5dn.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB) to m5dn.metal (96 vCPU, 384 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake).
What is the cheapest M5dn instance type?
m5dn.large at $0.136 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $99.28 per month.
What is M5dn best for?
M5dn is a general purpose family. Balanced CPU and memory (about 4 GiB per vCPU) for web apps, services and most workloads.