m5a.xlargevsr5a.xlarge

m5a.xlarge is 24% cheaper than r5a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $39.42 a month.

At a glancem5a.xlarger5a.xlarge
On-demand$0.172/hr24% less$0.226/hr
Lowest rate$0.0672/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.076/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7571
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.xlarger5a.xlarger5a.xlarge vs m5a.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.172$0.226▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted61% off$0.067266% off$0.076▲ 13%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.10837% off$0.142▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.07457% off$0.098▲ 32%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.12627% off$0.164▲ 30%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.08748% off$0.118▲ 36%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5a.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.172 vs $0.226 per hour
24% cheaper
Where r5a.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm5a.xlarger5a.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7571
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor featuresAVX; AVX2; AMD TurboAVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm5a.xlarger5a.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 8 matchm5a.xlarger5a.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 11 matchm5a.xlarger5a.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2120 MbpsUp to 2120 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,085 Mbps1,085 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,880 Mbps2,880 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput135.625 MB/s135.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput360 MB/s360 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS16,00016,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differm5a.xlarger5a.xlarge
Familym5ar5a
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
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.xlarger5a.xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.111$0.143▲ 29%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.172$0.226▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.172$0.226▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.172$0.226▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.192$0.248▲ 29%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.192$0.254▲ 32%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.2$0.266▲ 33%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.202$0.266▲ 32%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.202$0.266▲ 32%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.202$0.252▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.208$0.274▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.212$0.272▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.216$0.272▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.216$0.272▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.218$0.272▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.218$0.272▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.224$0.274▲ 22%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.276$0.362▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

m5a.xlargeGeneral purpose, m5a family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.