m5ad.largevsm5d.large
m5ad.large is 9% cheaper than m5d.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $7.30 a month.
| At a glance | m5ad.large | m5d.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.103/hr9% less | $0.113/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0381/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0374/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m5ad.large | m5d.large | m5d.large vs m5ad.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.103 | $0.113 | ▲ 10% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 63% off$0.0381 | 67% off$0.0374 | ▼ 2% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.065 | 37% off$0.071 | ▲ 9% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.044 | 57% off$0.049 | ▲ 11% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$0.076 | 27% off$0.083 | ▲ 9% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$0.052 | 50% off$0.057 | ▲ 10% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m5ad.large leads
On-demand price$0.103 vs $0.113 per hour
9% cheaperWhere m5d.large leads
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps vs 2,880 Mbps
65% higherSustained clock3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
41% higherSpecs
10 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 11 differ | m5ad.large | m5d.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | AMD | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | – | 10 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m5ad.large | m5d.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| NetworkingAll 8 match | m5ad.large | m5d.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.75 Gbps | 0.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 | 10 |
| Storage3 of 12 differ | m5ad.large | m5d.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 75 NVMe SSD | 1 x 75 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 75 GB SSD | 1 × 75 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2120 Mbps | Up to 2120 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 650 Mbps | 650 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,880 Mbps | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 81.25 MB/s | 81.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 360 MB/s | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 16,000 | 18,750 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m5ad.large | m5d.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m5ad | m5d |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m5ad.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m5ad.large | m5d.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.067 | $0.122 | ▲ 82% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.103 | $0.113 | ▲ 10% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.103 | $0.113 | ▲ 10% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.103 | $0.113 | ▲ 10% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.115 | $0.126 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.115 | $0.126 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.12 | $0.131 | ▲ 9% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.121 | $0.132 | ▲ 9% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.122 | $0.133 | ▲ 9% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.125 | $0.136 | ▲ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.127 | $0.139 | ▲ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.129 | $0.141 | ▲ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.13 | $0.142 | ▲ 9% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.131 | $0.143 | ▲ 9% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.134 | $0.146 | ▲ 9% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.165 | $0.18 | ▲ 9% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.