m5a.2xlargevsm6a.2xlarge

m5a.2xlarge is 0% cheaper than m6a.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1.17 a month.

At a glancem5a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
On-demand$0.344/hr0% less$0.3456/hr
Lowest rate$0.0907/hr36% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1426/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
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.

Optionm5a.2xlargem6a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge vs m5a.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.344$0.3456Same
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.090759% off$0.1426▲ 57%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.21734% off$0.2286▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.14955% off$0.1568▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.25227% off$0.2539▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.17449% off$0.1753▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5a.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.344 vs $0.3456 per hour
0% cheaper
Where m6a.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 2,880 Mbps
3.5× higher
Clock speed3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
44% higher
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

15 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 10 differm5a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speed2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor featuresAVX; AVX2; AMD TurboAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm5a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differm5a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differm5a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2120 MbpsUp to 6667 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,580 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,880 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput197.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput360 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS8,33312,000
EBS max IOPS16,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details1 of 10 differm5a.2xlargem6a.2xlarge
Familym5am6a
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
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 m5a.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm5a.2xlargem6a.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.222$0.2222Same
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.344$0.3456Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.344$0.3456Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.344$0.3456Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.384$0.3852Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.384$0.3852Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.4$0.3996Same
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.404$0.4032Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.404$0.4032Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.404$0.4032Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.416$0.414Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.432$0.432Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.432$0.432Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.448$0.4464Same
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.552$0.5508Same

Keep exploring

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

m5a.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m5a family
m5a.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5a family

Compare m5a.2xlarge with

c5a.2xlargem5.2xlargem5ad.2xlarger5a.2xlarget3a.2xlarge
m6a.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6a family
m6a.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6a family

Compare m6a.2xlarge with

m6g.2xlargem6i.2xlargec6a.2xlarger6a.2xlarget3a.2xlargem7a.2xlarge

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