m5.large
Amazon EC2 · M5 family
The m5.large is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.096 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.096
- spot
- $0.0434
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.06
dedicated
4 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$70.08/mo · us-east-1
−55% vs on-demand
−38% vs on-demand
m5.large price by region
31 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.096 | $0.0434 | $0.06 | $0.041 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.096 | $0.0366 | $0.06 | $0.041 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.096 | $0.0333 | $0.06 | $0.041 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia | $0.101 | $0.03 | $0.064 | $0.044 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.101 | $0.0448 | $0.064 | $0.044 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.102 | $0.0386 | $0.064 | $0.044 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.107 | $0.0481 | $0.067 | $0.046 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $0.107 | $0.0453 | $0.067 | $0.046 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.107 | $0.046 | $0.067 | $0.046 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.107 | $0.0401 | $0.067 | $0.046 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.111 | $0.048 | $0.07 | $0.048 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.112 | $0.0361 | $0.071 | $0.048 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.112 | $0.0393 | $0.071 | $0.048 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $0.112 | $0.0447 | $0.071 | $0.049 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.112 | $0.0432 | $0.071 | $0.048 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.115 | $0.0469 | $0.072 | $0.05 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.118 | $0.0373 | $0.073 | $0.051 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.118 | $0.0366 | $0.074 | $0.051 |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East | $0.118 | $0.0448 | $0.074 | $0.051 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.12 | $0.0419 | $0.076 | $0.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.12 | $0.0414 | $0.076 | $0.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.12 | $0.047 | $0.076 | $0.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.12 | $0.0506 | $0.076 | $0.052 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.121 | – | $0.076 | $0.052 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.121 | – | $0.076 | $0.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.124 | $0.0447 | $0.078 | $0.054 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.124 | $0.0456 | $0.078 | $0.054 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.127 | $0.0581 | $0.08 | $0.055 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.127 | $0.046 | $0.08 | $0.055 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.132 | $0.0408 | $0.083 | $0.057 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.153 | $0.0747 | $0.09 | $0.066 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 4 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 3.1 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
m5.large- Family
- M5
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.096/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 2120 Mbps
- ECU
- 10
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 4
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 59%
m5.large equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs m5.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | m5.large | 2 | 8 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $0.096 | – |
| Azure | D2as v5 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.086 | -10% |
| DC2as v5 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.086 | -10% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.067 | -30% |
| n2d-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.0845 | -12% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 8x2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | +15% |
| Dedicated 4GB4 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.054 | -44% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-2c-8g | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.06 | -37% |
| vx1-g-2c-8g-120s | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.076 | -21% |
M5 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m5.large | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.096 | $70.08 | $0.0434 | $0.06 |
| m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.192 | $140 | $0.0817 | $0.121 |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.384 | $280 | $0.1612 | $0.242 |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB | – | $0.768 | $561 | $0.3438 | $0.484 |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB | – | $1.536 | $1,121 | $0.662 | $0.968 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB | – | $2.304 | $1,682 | $0.9604 | $1.452 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB | – | $3.072 | $2,243 | $1.316 | $1.935 |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB | – | $4.608 | $3,364 | $1.881 | $2.903 |
| m5.metal | 96 | 384 GiB | – | $4.608 | $3,364 | $1.884 | $2.903 |
Similar instance types on AWS
other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first
m5.large FAQ
How much does m5.large cost?
m5.large costs $0.096 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $70.08 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.096 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.153 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0434 per hour (55% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.06 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.188 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does m5.large have?
m5.large has 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175. It is a general purpose instance type in the M5 family.
What are the equivalents of m5.large on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D2as v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.086/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.067/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 8x2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-2c-8g (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.06/hour in New Jersey).