m5.2xlarge
m5.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.384 per hour on demand ($280.32 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.242 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.129 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.384 | $0.129 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.282 | $0.195 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.384 | $0.0795 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.282 | $0.195 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.384 | $0.1325 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.282 | $0.195 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.404 | $0.1362 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.299 | $0.203 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.404 | $0.0404 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.299 | $0.203 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.408 | $0.0408 | $0.257 | $0.176 | $0.329 | $0.233 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.428 | $0.0782 | $0.27 | $0.185 | $0.312 | $0.215 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.428 | $0.1091 | $0.27 | $0.185 | $0.312 | $0.215 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.428 | $0.0805 | $0.27 | $0.185 | $0.346 | $0.244 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.428 | $0.2001 | $0.27 | $0.185 | $0.346 | $0.244 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.444 | $0.1043 | $0.28 | $0.192 | $0.357 | $0.257 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.448 | $0.084 | $0.282 | $0.194 | $0.362 | $0.256 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.448 | $0.1152 | $0.282 | $0.194 | $0.362 | $0.256 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.448 | $0.1163 | $0.282 | $0.194 | $0.386 | $0.262 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.449 | $0.1037 | $0.283 | $0.194 | $0.363 | $0.257 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.46 | $0.1633 | $0.29 | $0.199 | $0.377 | $0.278 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.471 | $0.1176 | $0.297 | $0.203 | $0.38 | $0.269 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.471 | $0.1692 | $0.297 | $0.203 | $0.38 | $0.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.472 | $0.0877 | $0.294 | $0.204 | $0.338 | $0.248 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.48 | $0.1707 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.357 | $0.243 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.48 | $0.1643 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.383 | $0.273 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.48 | $0.048 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.357 | $0.243 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.48 | $0.0766 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.383 | $0.273 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.484 | – | $0.305 | $0.209 | $0.383 | $0.253 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.484 | – | $0.305 | $0.209 | $0.383 | $0.253 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.496 | $0.1744 | $0.312 | $0.214 | $0.397 | $0.288 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.496 | $0.2032 | $0.312 | $0.214 | $0.397 | $0.288 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.506 | $0.0831 | $0.319 | $0.219 | $0.414 | $0.306 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.508 | $0.1098 | $0.32 | $0.219 | $0.41 | $0.29 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.528 | $0.1429 | $0.333 | $0.228 | $0.393 | $0.268 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.612 | $0.0624 | $0.361 | $0.264 | $0.415 | $0.318 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.384 | $0.242 | $0.166 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.398 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.484 | $0.275 | $0.199 |
| RHEL | $0.499 | $0.357 | $0.281 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.519 | $0.377 | $0.301 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.634 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.639 | $0.497 | $0.421 |
| Windows | $0.752 | $0.61 | $0.534 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.887 | $0.745 | $0.669 |
| Linux SQL Std | $1.344 | $1.202 | $1.126 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $1.459 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $1.599 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $1.712 | $1.57 | $1.494 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $3.384 | $3.242 | $3.166 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $3.499 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $3.639 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $3.752 | $3.61 | $3.534 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 37 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 2.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2120 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,300 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 287.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 18,750 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5.2xlarge |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other m5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5.large | 2 | 8 | $0.096 |
| m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.192 |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.384 |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.768 |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.536 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.304 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.072 |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
| m5.metal | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.