m5.2xlargevsr5.2xlarge

m5.2xlarge is 24% cheaper than r5.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $87.60 a month.

At a glancem5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
On-demand$0.384/hr24% less$0.504/hr
Lowest rate$0.129/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1297/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionm5.2xlarger5.2xlarger5.2xlarge vs m5.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.384$0.504▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.12974% off$0.1297▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.24237% off$0.318▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.16657% off$0.218▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.28228% off$0.365▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.19548% off$0.263▲ 35%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.384 vs $0.504 per hour
24% cheaper
Where r5.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

4 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 11 matchm5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
ECU3737
Memory1 of 1 differm5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 8 matchm5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage1 of 11 differm5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2120 MbpsUp to 4750 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS18,75018,750
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differm5.2xlarger5.2xlarge
Familym5r5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m5.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm5.2xlarger5.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.384$0.504▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.384$0.504▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.384$0.504▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.404$0.52▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.404$0.52▲ 29%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.408$0.536▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.428$0.552▲ 29%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.428$0.552▲ 29%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.428$0.564▲ 32%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.428$0.564▲ 32%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.444$0.592▲ 33%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.448$0.592▲ 32%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.448$0.592▲ 32%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.448$0.56▲ 25%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.449$0.592▲ 32%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.46$0.608▲ 32%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.471$0.62▲ 32%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.471$0.62▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.472$0.608▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.48$0.608▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.48$0.604▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.48$0.608▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.48$0.604▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.484$0.604▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.484$0.604▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.496$0.608▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.496$0.608▲ 23%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.506$0.669▲ 32%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.508$0.672▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.528$0.668▲ 27%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.612$0.804▲ 31%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

m5.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m5 family
m5.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

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r5.2xlargeMemory optimized, r5 family
r5.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.