m5.xlarge
m5.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.192 per hour on demand ($140.16 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.121 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0391 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 | $0.192 | $0.0391 | $0.121 | $0.083 | $0.141 | $0.097 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.192 | $0.0364 | $0.121 | $0.083 | $0.141 | $0.097 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.192 | $0.0561 | $0.121 | $0.083 | $0.141 | $0.097 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.202 | $0.0608 | $0.127 | $0.087 | $0.149 | $0.102 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.202 | $0.0202 | $0.127 | $0.087 | $0.149 | $0.102 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.204 | $0.0223 | $0.129 | $0.088 | $0.165 | $0.117 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.214 | $0.0427 | $0.135 | $0.092 | $0.156 | $0.108 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.214 | $0.0665 | $0.135 | $0.092 | $0.156 | $0.108 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.214 | $0.0587 | $0.135 | $0.092 | $0.173 | $0.122 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.214 | $0.0901 | $0.135 | $0.092 | $0.173 | $0.122 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.222 | $0.0566 | $0.14 | $0.096 | $0.179 | $0.129 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.224 | $0.0509 | $0.141 | $0.097 | $0.181 | $0.128 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.224 | $0.0603 | $0.141 | $0.097 | $0.181 | $0.128 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.224 | $0.0622 | $0.141 | $0.097 | $0.193 | $0.131 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.225 | $0.0878 | $0.142 | $0.097 | $0.181 | $0.128 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.23 | $0.0785 | $0.145 | $0.099 | $0.188 | $0.139 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.235 | $0.0613 | $0.148 | $0.102 | $0.19 | $0.134 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.235 | $0.075 | $0.148 | $0.102 | $0.19 | $0.134 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.236 | $0.038 | $0.147 | $0.102 | $0.169 | $0.124 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.24 | $0.0745 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.179 | $0.122 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.24 | $0.0721 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.191 | $0.136 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.24 | $0.024 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.179 | $0.122 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.24 | $0.0442 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.191 | $0.136 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.242 | – | $0.152 | $0.105 | $0.191 | $0.127 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.242 | – | $0.152 | $0.105 | $0.191 | $0.127 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.248 | $0.0779 | $0.156 | $0.107 | $0.199 | $0.144 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.248 | $0.0646 | $0.156 | $0.107 | $0.199 | $0.144 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.253 | $0.0802 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.207 | $0.153 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.254 | $0.0533 | $0.16 | $0.11 | $0.205 | $0.145 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.264 | $0.084 | $0.166 | $0.114 | $0.197 | $0.134 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.306 | $0.0306 | $0.181 | $0.132 | $0.208 | $0.159 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.192 | $0.121 | $0.083 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.199 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.248 | $0.154 | $0.116 |
| RHEL | $0.25 | $0.179 | $0.141 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.26 | $0.189 | $0.151 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.317 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.32 | $0.249 | $0.211 |
| Windows | $0.376 | $0.305 | $0.267 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.444 | $0.373 | $0.335 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.672 | $0.601 | $0.563 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.73 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.8 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.856 | $0.785 | $0.747 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.692 | $1.621 | $1.583 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.75 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.82 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.876 | $1.805 | $1.767 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| 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 | 16 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.25 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 | 1,150 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 143.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 18,750 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5.xlarge |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| 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.