m5n.xlargevsr5n.xlarge

m5n.xlarge is 20% cheaper than r5n.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $43.80 a month.

At a glancem5n.xlarger5n.xlarge
On-demand$0.238/hr20% less$0.298/hr
Lowest rate$0.0828/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0996/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
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.

Optionm5n.xlarger5n.xlarger5n.xlarge vs m5n.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.238$0.298▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted65% off$0.082867% off$0.0996▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.1537% off$0.188▲ 25%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.09259% off$0.121▲ 32%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.17428% off$0.216▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.10553% off$0.139▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m5n.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.238 vs $0.298 per hour
20% cheaper
Clock speed3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
24% higher
Where r5n.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 10 differm5n.xlarger5n.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm5n.xlarger5n.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 8 matchm5n.xlarger5n.xlarge
NetworkUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline4.1 Gbps4.1 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage1 of 11 differm5n.xlarger5n.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 3500 MbpsUp to 2120 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,150 Mbps1,150 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput143.75 MB/s143.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS18,75018,750
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differm5n.xlarger5n.xlarge
Familym5nr5n
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m5n.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm5n.xlarger5n.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.238$0.298▲ 25%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.238$0.298▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.238$0.298▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.266$0.334▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.282$0.356▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.292$0.356▲ 22%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.298$0.358▲ 20%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.298$0.358▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.306$0.362▲ 18%

Keep exploring

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

m5n.xlargeGeneral purpose, m5n family
m5n.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5n family

Compare m5n.xlarge with

c5n.xlargem5.xlarget3.xlarget2.xlargem6in.xlarge
r5n.xlargeMemory optimized, r5n family
r5n.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r5n family

Compare r5n.xlarge with

c5n.xlarger5.xlarger6in.xlarge

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