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m5.xlarge

Part of the M5 General Purpose family — Balanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads.

Name:mGeneral Purposem = General PurposeBalanced compute, memory, and networking resources for a wide variety of standard enterprise workloads and microservices.55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 10 Gbps Network
On-demand, Linux
$0.1920/ hr
~$140.16/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1
Savings Plan, Linux
$0.0970/ hr
From, with a 3-year Compute Savings Plan, No Upfront: −49% vs on-demand rate (us-east-1)
Per unit
$0.0480/ vCPU-hr
$0.0120/GB-hr
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
16GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Baseline: 1.25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
593.75MB/s
Max: 18,750 IOPS

Alternatives to m5.xlarge

OptionPrice vs m5.xlargeWhy look at it
m4.xlargeCompare →
+4%+$0.008/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Previous generation, same vCPU and RAM
m6i.xlargeCompare →
same price
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM
m7i.xlargeCompare →
+5%+$0.0096/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM
m7g.xlargeCompare →
-15%-$0.0288/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Graviton (arm64), newer generation, same vCPU and RAM

On Google Cloud

The nearest Google Cloud machines to m5.xlarge by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).

MachineSizeOn-demand Linuxvs m5.xlarge
m5.xlargeThis page · AWS, us-east-14 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.1920/hr—
n4-standard-4same 4 vCPU and 16 GiB; Intel on both4 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.1814/hr5.5% less
c3-standard-4same 4 vCPU and 16 GiB; Intel on both4 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.201608/hr5.0% more
n2-standard-4same 4 vCPU and 16 GiB; Intel on both4 vCPU · 16 GiB$0.218756/hr14% more

Matched on vCPU and memory, then CPU vendor, then rate; a larger size is offered only when nothing is the same size. On-demand Linux only: Spot and commitments work differently on the two clouds, so they aren't compared here.

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score59,119
CoreMark / vCPU14,779.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding20 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar307,911 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0480
Cost per GB-hr$0.0120

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 10 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth1.25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput143.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS18,750
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 2120 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)

Rates by region

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1920/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.3830/ hr
Peru (Lima) (us-east-1-lim-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.2422/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
46regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 46 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$0.2540
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$0.2640
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$0.2020
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$0.2400
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$0.2400
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.2020
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$0.2480
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.2360
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.2400
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.2400
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.2480
ap-southeast-2-per-1
Australia (Perth)
$0.3240
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.2420
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.2420
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.2140
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$0.2140
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.2300
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.2140
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.2220
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$0.2240
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.2240
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.2040
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$0.2140
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$0.2530
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$0.2250
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$0.2350
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$0.2350
ap-southeast-2-akl-1
New Zealand (Auckland)
$0.3240
af-south-1-los-1
Nigeria (Lagos)
$0.2920
us-east-1-lim-1
Peru (Lima)
Highest
$0.3830
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
$0.3060
us-east-1-bos-1
US East (Boston)
$0.2400
us-east-1-chi-1
US East (Chicago)
$0.2400
us-east-1-wl1-foe1
US East (Lenexa)
$0.2590
us-east-1-mia-1
US East (Miami)
$0.2400
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.1920
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.1920
us-east-1-phl-1
US East (Philadelphia)
$0.2400
us-east-1-wl1-clt1
US East (Verizon) - Charlotte
$0.2590
us-east-1-wl1-bna1
US East (Verizon) - Nashville
$0.2590
us-east-1-wl1-was1
US East (Verizon) - Washington DC
$0.2590
us-west-2-den-1
US West (Denver)
$0.2400
us-west-2-lax-1
US West (Los Angeles)
$0.2300
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.2240
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.1920
us-west-2-phx-1
US West (Phoenix)
$0.2400