m5a.xlargevsm6a.xlarge

m5a.xlarge is 0% cheaper than m6a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $0.58 a month.

At a glancem5a.xlargem6a.xlarge
On-demand$0.172/hr0% less$0.1728/hr
Lowest rate$0.0672/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0653/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargem6a.xlargem6a.xlarge vs m5a.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.172$0.1728Same
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.067262% off$0.0653▼ 3%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.10834% off$0.1143▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.07455% off$0.0784▲ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.12627% off$0.127▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.08749% off$0.0876▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5a.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.172 vs $0.1728 per hour
0% cheaper
Where m6a.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 2,880 Mbps
3.5× higher
Clock speed3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
44% higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

14 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 10 differm5a.xlargem6a.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
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.xlargem6a.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differm5a.xlargem6a.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 11 differm5a.xlargem6a.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2120 MbpsUp to 6667 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,085 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,880 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput135.625 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput360 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS16,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details1 of 10 differm5a.xlargem6a.xlarge
Familym5am6a
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm5a.xlargem6a.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.111$0.1111Same
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.172$0.1728Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.172$0.1728Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.172$0.1728Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.192$0.1926Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.192$0.1926Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.2$0.1998Same
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.202$0.2016Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.202$0.2016Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.202$0.2016Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.208$0.207Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.216$0.216Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.216$0.216Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.224$0.2232Same
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.276$0.2754Same

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare m5a.xlarge with

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

Compare m6a.xlarge with

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

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