m5a.4xlargevsm6a.4xlarge

m5a.4xlarge is 0% cheaper than m6a.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2.34 a month.

At a glancem5a.4xlargem6a.4xlarge
On-demand$0.688/hr0% less$0.6912/hr
Lowest rate$0.2446/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.272/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 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.4xlargem6a.4xlargem6a.4xlarge vs m5a.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.688$0.6912Same
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.244661% off$0.272▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.43334% off$0.4572▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.29755% off$0.3135▲ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.50427% off$0.5078▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.34849% off$0.3505▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5a.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.688 vs $0.6912 per hour
0% cheaper
Where m6a.4xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 2,880 Mbps
3.5× higher
Clock speed3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
44% higher
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

15 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 10 differm5a.4xlargem6a.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
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.4xlargem6a.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking3 of 8 differm5a.4xlargem6a.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline5 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage7 of 11 differm5a.4xlargem6a.4xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput2120 MbpsUp to 6667 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,880 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,880 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput360 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput360 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS16,00020,000
EBS max IOPS16,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details1 of 10 differm5a.4xlargem6a.4xlarge
Familym5am6a
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
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.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm5a.4xlargem6a.4xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.444$0.4444Same
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.688$0.6912Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.688$0.6912Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.688$0.6912Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.768$0.7704Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.768$0.7704Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.8$0.7992Same
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.808$0.8064Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.808$0.8064Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.808$0.8064Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.832$0.828Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.864$0.864Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.864$0.864Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.896$0.8928Same
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.104$1.102Same

Keep exploring

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

m5a.4xlargeGeneral purpose, m5a family
m5a.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5a family

Compare m5a.4xlarge with

c5a.4xlargem5.4xlargem5ad.4xlarger5a.4xlarge
m6a.4xlargeGeneral purpose, m6a family
m6a.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6a family

Compare m6a.4xlarge with

m6g.4xlargem6i.4xlargec6a.4xlarger6a.4xlargem7a.4xlarge

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