m5a.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · M5a family
The m5a.xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7571 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.111 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.172
- spot
- $0.0777
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.108
dedicated
4 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$126/mo · us-east-1
−55% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
m5a.xlarge price by region
18 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.111 | $0.0527 | $0.07 | $0.048 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.172 | $0.0777 | $0.108 | $0.074 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.172 | $0.075 | $0.108 | $0.074 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.172 | $0.0765 | $0.108 | $0.074 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.192 | $0.097 | $0.121 | $0.083 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.192 | $0.091 | $0.121 | $0.083 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.20 | $0.0945 | $0.126 | $0.086 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.202 | $0.0734 | $0.127 | $0.087 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.202 | $0.0793 | $0.127 | $0.087 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.202 | $0.0977 | $0.127 | $0.087 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.208 | $0.093 | $0.131 | $0.09 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.212 | $0.0693 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.216 | $0.1026 | $0.136 | $0.093 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.216 | $0.0953 | $0.136 | $0.093 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.218 | – | $0.137 | $0.094 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.218 | – | $0.137 | $0.094 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.224 | $0.0964 | $0.141 | $0.097 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.276 | $0.1287 | $0.163 | $0.119 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 4 GiB
- Processor
- AMD EPYC 7571
- CPU vendor
- AMD
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.5 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
m5a.xlarge- Family
- M5a
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 18 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.111/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 2120 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- Processor features
- AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 53%
m5a.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 m5a.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | m5a.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.172 | – |
| Azure | D4as v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.172 | 0% |
| DC4as v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.172 | 0% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.134 | -22% |
| n2d-standard-4 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.169 | -2% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x4 | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | +22% |
| Dedicated 8GB8 GiB (2× less) | 4 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.108 | -37% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-4c-16g | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.12 | -30% |
| vx1-g-4c-16g-240s | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.153 | -11% |
M5a family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m5a.large | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.086 | $62.78 | $0.0429 | $0.054 |
| m5a.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.172 | $126 | $0.0777 | $0.108 |
| m5a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.344 | $251 | $0.1773 | $0.217 |
| m5a.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB | – | $0.688 | $502 | $0.32 | $0.433 |
| m5a.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB | – | $1.376 | $1,004 | $0.6577 | $0.867 |
| m5a.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB | – | $2.064 | $1,507 | $0.8912 | $1.30 |
| m5a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB | – | $2.752 | $2,009 | $1.105 | $1.734 |
| m5a.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB | – | $4.128 | $3,013 | $1.836 | $2.601 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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m5a.xlarge FAQ
How much does m5a.xlarge cost?
m5a.xlarge costs $0.172 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $126 per month. Across 18 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.111 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.276 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0777 per hour (55% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.108 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.356 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does m5a.xlarge have?
m5a.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 7571. It is a general purpose instance type in the M5a family.
What is the cheapest region for m5a.xlarge?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.111 per hour for Linux on demand, 35% less than US East (N. Virginia). m5a.xlarge is sold in 18 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of m5a.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).