m1.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M1 family

The m1.xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 15 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Family with high networking, starting at $0.35 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
15 GiB

3.75 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.35

$255/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.1384

−60% vs on-demand

regions
9

across 5 areas

Previous generation. AWS still sells m1.xlarge, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar instance types below.

m1.xlarge price by region

9 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.35$0.1384
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.35$0.091
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.379$0.1502
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.379$0.0874
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.423–
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.467$0.0879
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.467$0.1341
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.467$0.1284
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.486$0.1122

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
15 GiB
Memory per vCPU
3.75 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Family
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1.7 TB SSD (4 disks)
Storage detail
4 x 420 SSD
Network
High

aws details

API name
m1.xlarge
Family
M1
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
9 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.35/hr
ECU
8
Enhanced networking
No
Normalization size factor
8
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
65%

m1.xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs m1.xlarge
AWSm1.xlarge415 GiBIntel Xeon Family$0.35–
AzureD4as v416 GiB (1.07×)416 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.192-45%
D4a v416 GiB (1.07×)416 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.192-45%
Google Cloudc4-standard-4-lssd415 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.2799-20%
c4n-standard-4-lssd415 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$0.3574+2%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (1.07×)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21-40%
Dedicated 8GB8 GiB (1.9× less)48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-69%
Vultrvx1-g-4c-16g-240s16 GiB (1.07×)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.153-56%
voc-g-4c-16gb-80s-amd16 GiB (1.07×)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.164-53%

M1 family sizes

all about M1→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
m1.small11.7 GiB160 GB SSD$0.044$32.12$0.0178
m1.medium13.75 GiB410 GB SSD$0.087$63.51$0.034
m1.large27.5 GiB840 GB SSD (2 disks)$0.175$128$0.0689
m1.xlarge415 GiB1.7 TB SSD (4 disks)$0.35$255$0.1384

Similar instance types on AWS

other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first

m1.xlarge FAQ

How much does m1.xlarge cost?

m1.xlarge costs $0.35 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $255 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.35 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.486 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). Spot capacity costs $0.1384 per hour (60% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.598 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m1.xlarge have?

m1.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 15 GiB of memory (3.75 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Family. It is a general purpose instance type in the M1 family.

What are the equivalents of m1.xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D4as v4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.192/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4-standard-4-lssd (4 vCPU, 15 GiB, $0.2799/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-4c-16g-240s (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.153/hour in New Jersey).