m5.24xlargevsm5dn.24xlarge
m5.24xlarge is 29% cheaper than m5dn.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,401.60 a month.
| At a glance | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.608/hr29% less | $6.528/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.8559/hr63% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $2.286/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge vs m5.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.608 | $6.528 | ▲ 42% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 81% off$0.8559 | 65% off$2.286 | ▲ 167% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$2.903 | 37% off$4.113 | ▲ 42% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.991 | 61% off$2.538 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$3.385 | 27% off$4.771 | ▲ 41% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$2.337 | 55% off$2.919 | ▲ 25% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m5.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.608 vs $6.528 per hour
29% cheaperMax EBS volumes27 vs 23
17% higherWhere m5dn.24xlarge leads
Network baseline100 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
4× higherSpecs
12 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 11 differ | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | – |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 337 | – |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 100 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage4 of 12 differ | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | 4 x 900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 4 × 900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 12000 Mbps | 14000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 23 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m5 | m5dn |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m5.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m5.24xlarge | m5dn.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.608 | $6.528 | ▲ 42% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $4.608 | $6.528 | ▲ 42% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.608 | $6.528 | ▲ 42% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $5.136 | $7.296 | ▲ 42% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $5.52 | $7.776 | ▲ 41% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $5.76 | $8.016 | ▲ 39% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $5.808 | $8.208 | ▲ 41% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $5.808 | $8.208 | ▲ 41% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $5.952 | $8.40 | ▲ 41% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.