AWS M5n instance types

M5n 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 $0.119 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: $0.119

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M5n 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
m5n.large	2	8 GiB	–	$0.119	$86.87	$0.0509	$0.075
m5n.xlarge	4	16 GiB	–	$0.238	$174	$0.1031	$0.15
m5n.2xlarge	8	32 GiB	–	$0.476	$347	$0.2596	$0.30
m5n.4xlarge	16	64 GiB	–	$0.952	$695	$0.4645	$0.60
m5n.8xlarge	32	128 GiB	–	$1.904	$1,390	$0.9307	$1.20
m5n.12xlarge	48	192 GiB	–	$2.856	$2,085	$1.355	$1.799
m5n.16xlarge	64	256 GiB	–	$3.808	$2,780	$1.752	$2.399
m5n.24xlarge	96	384 GiB	–	$5.712	$4,170	$2.277	$3.599
m5n.metal	96	384 GiB	–	$5.712	$4,170	$2.518	$3.599

M5n equivalents on other clouds

closest match to m5n.8xlarge (32 vCPU, 128 GiB)

AzureD32as v5Dasv5 family · 32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.376/hr · East USDasv5 family →

Google Cloude2-standard-32E2 family · 32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.072/hr · IowaE2 family →

AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32Dedicated CPU (G8) family · 32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.68/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU (G8) family →

Vultrvx1-g-32c-128gVX1: General Purpose family · 32 vCPU · 128 GiB$0.96/hr · New JerseyVX1: General Purpose family →

Other general purpose families on AWS

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M5n FAQ

What sizes does the AWS M5n family have?

M5n has 9 instance types, from m5n.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB) to m5n.metal (96 vCPU, 384 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake).

What is the cheapest M5n instance type?

m5n.large at $0.119 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $86.87 per month.

What is M5n best for?

M5n is a general purpose family. Balanced CPU and memory (about 4 GiB per vCPU) for web apps, services and most workloads.