m5.metal
m5.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.608 per hour on demand ($3,363.84 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.903 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.9496 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 | $4.608 | $0.9496 | $2.903 | $1.991 | $3.385 | $2.337 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.608 | $0.8223 | $2.903 | $1.991 | $3.385 | $2.337 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.608 | $1.104 | $2.903 | $1.991 | $3.385 | $2.337 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $4.848 | $1.08 | $3.054 | $2.094 | $3.582 | $2.436 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $4.848 | $0.4848 | $3.054 | $2.094 | $3.582 | $2.436 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.896 | $0.4896 | $3.084 | $2.115 | $3.953 | $2.796 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $5.136 | $1.235 | $3.236 | $2.219 | $3.745 | $2.582 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $5.136 | $2.546 | $3.236 | $2.219 | $3.745 | $2.582 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $5.136 | $0.9332 | $3.236 | $2.219 | $4.147 | $2.933 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $5.136 | $1.243 | $3.236 | $2.219 | $4.147 | $2.933 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $5.328 | $0.8782 | $3.357 | $2.302 | $4.289 | $3.087 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $5.376 | $0.5376 | $3.387 | $2.322 | $4.341 | $3.07 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $5.376 | $1.593 | $3.387 | $2.322 | $4.341 | $3.07 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $5.376 | $0.6277 | $3.387 | $2.322 | $4.634 | $3.146 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $5.393 | $0.5393 | $3.397 | $2.33 | $4.355 | $3.08 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $5.52 | $1.02 | $3.478 | $2.385 | $4.521 | $3.338 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $5.65 | $1.554 | $3.559 | $2.441 | $4.562 | $3.227 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $5.65 | $0.9527 | $3.559 | $2.441 | $4.562 | $3.227 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $5.664 | $0.68 | $3.528 | $2.447 | $4.057 | $2.981 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $5.76 | $1.325 | $3.629 | $2.488 | $4.289 | $2.921 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $5.76 | $2.02 | $3.629 | $2.488 | $4.59 | $3.272 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $5.76 | $0.576 | $3.629 | $2.488 | $4.289 | $2.921 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $5.76 | $0.9874 | $3.629 | $2.488 | $4.59 | $3.272 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $5.808 | – | $3.659 | $2.509 | $4.592 | $3.039 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $5.808 | – | $3.659 | $2.509 | $4.592 | $3.039 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $5.952 | $1.107 | $3.75 | $2.571 | $4.768 | $3.452 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $5.952 | $0.6199 | $3.75 | $2.571 | $4.768 | $3.452 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $6.072 | $0.6072 | $3.825 | $2.623 | $4.973 | $3.672 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $6.096 | $1.229 | $3.84 | $2.633 | $4.922 | $3.482 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $6.336 | $0.8526 | $3.992 | $2.737 | $4.718 | $3.213 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $7.344 | $0.7344 | $4.334 | $3.173 | $4.985 | $3.815 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.608 | $2.903 | $1.991 |
| SUSE | $4.708 | $2.936 | $2.024 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $4.776 | – | – |
| RHEL | $5.645 | $3.94 | $3.027 |
| Linux SQL Web | $6.23 | $4.525 | $3.613 |
| RHEL HA | $6.989 | $5.284 | $4.371 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $7.267 | – | – |
| Windows | $9.024 | $7.319 | $6.407 |
| Windows SQL Web | $10.646 | $8.941 | $8.029 |
| Linux SQL Std | $16.128 | $14.423 | $13.511 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $17.165 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $18.509 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $20.544 | $18.839 | $17.927 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $40.608 | $38.903 | $37.991 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $41.645 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $42.989 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $45.024 | $43.319 | $42.407 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| 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 | 345 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 12000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5.metal |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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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.