m5.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · M5 family
The m5.xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.192 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.192
- spot
- $0.0817
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.121
dedicated
4 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$140/mo · us-east-1
−57% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
m5.xlarge 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 | $0.192 | $0.0817 | $0.121 | $0.083 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.192 | $0.0686 | $0.121 | $0.083 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.192 | $0.0659 | $0.121 | $0.083 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia | $0.202 | $0.0493 | $0.127 | $0.087 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.202 | $0.0751 | $0.127 | $0.087 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.204 | $0.0695 | $0.129 | $0.088 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.214 | $0.0714 | $0.135 | $0.092 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $0.214 | $0.0857 | $0.135 | $0.092 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.214 | $0.0886 | $0.135 | $0.092 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.214 | $0.0659 | $0.135 | $0.092 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.222 | $0.0795 | $0.14 | $0.096 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.224 | $0.0651 | $0.141 | $0.097 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.224 | $0.0789 | $0.141 | $0.097 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.224 | $0.0827 | $0.141 | $0.097 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $0.225 | $0.089 | $0.142 | $0.097 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.23 | $0.0717 | $0.145 | $0.099 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.235 | $0.075 | $0.148 | $0.102 |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East | $0.235 | $0.0749 | $0.148 | $0.102 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.236 | $0.0441 | $0.147 | $0.102 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.24 | $0.0792 | $0.151 | $0.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.24 | $0.0714 | $0.151 | $0.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.24 | $0.0666 | $0.151 | $0.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.24 | $0.0979 | $0.151 | $0.104 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.242 | – | $0.152 | $0.105 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.242 | – | $0.152 | $0.105 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.248 | $0.0543 | $0.156 | $0.107 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.248 | $0.0876 | $0.156 | $0.107 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.253 | $0.0874 | $0.159 | $0.109 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.254 | $0.0806 | $0.16 | $0.11 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.264 | $0.084 | $0.166 | $0.114 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.306 | $0.0835 | $0.181 | $0.132 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 16 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.xlarge- 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) · $0.192/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 2120 Mbps
- ECU
- 16
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- 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)
- 68%
m5.xlarge 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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $0.192 | – |
| Azure | D4as v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.172 | -10% |
| DC4as v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.172 | -10% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.134 | -30% |
| n2d-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.169 | -12% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x4 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | +9% |
| Dedicated 8GB8 GiB (2× less) | 4 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.108 | -44% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-4c-16g | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.12 | -37% |
| vx1-g-4c-16g-240s | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.153 | -20% |
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.xlarge FAQ
How much does m5.xlarge cost?
m5.xlarge costs $0.192 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $140 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.192 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.306 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0817 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.121 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.376 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does m5.xlarge have?
m5.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 16 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.xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D4as v5 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.172/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-standard-4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.134/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-4c-16g (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.12/hour in New Jersey).