m5n.8xlargevsm6in.8xlarge
m5n.8xlarge is 15% cheaper than m6in.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $236.30 a month.
| At a glance | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.904/hr15% less | $2.228/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.8602/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.6516/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| 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 | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge vs m5n.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.904 | $2.228 | ▲ 17% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 55% off$0.8602 | 71% off$0.6516 | ▼ 24% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.20 | 37% off$1.403 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 61% off$0.734 | 61% off$0.8587 | ▲ 17% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.389 | 27% off$1.625 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 56% off$0.843 | 56% off$0.9864 | ▲ 17% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m5n.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.904 vs $2.228 per hour
15% cheaperWhere m6in.8xlarge leads
EBS baseline bandwidth25,000 Mbps vs 6,800 Mbps
3.7× higherNetwork baseline50 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
2× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
13% higherSpecs
16 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 10 differ | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 128 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 50000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 5000 Mbps | 25000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 6,800 Mbps | 25,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 6,800 Mbps | 25,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 850 MB/s | 3,125 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 850 MB/s | 3,125 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 30,000 | 100,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 30,000 | 100,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m5n | m6in |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m5n.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m5n.8xlarge | m6in.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.904 | $2.228 | ▲ 17% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.904 | $2.228 | ▲ 17% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.904 | $2.228 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.128 | $2.49 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.256 | $2.639 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.336 | $2.733 | ▲ 17% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.384 | $2.789 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.448 | $2.864 | ▲ 17% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.