m5a.2xlarge
m5a.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7571). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.344 per hour on demand ($251.12 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.217 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0907 per hour. It is sold in 18 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.222 per hour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.222 | $0.1172 | $0.14 | $0.096 | $0.164 | $0.112 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.344 | $0.0907 | $0.217 | $0.149 | $0.252 | $0.174 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.344 | $0.1111 | $0.217 | $0.149 | $0.252 | $0.174 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.344 | $0.1404 | $0.217 | $0.149 | $0.252 | $0.174 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.384 | $0.1555 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.281 | $0.193 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.384 | $0.2253 | $0.242 | $0.166 | $0.311 | $0.219 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.4 | $0.1677 | $0.252 | $0.173 | $0.322 | $0.233 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.404 | $0.1825 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.326 | $0.23 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.404 | $0.1851 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.326 | $0.23 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.404 | $0.1805 | $0.255 | $0.175 | $0.348 | $0.237 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.416 | $0.2232 | $0.262 | $0.18 | $0.341 | $0.251 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.424 | $0.1252 | $0.264 | $0.183 | $0.304 | $0.222 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.432 | $0.2196 | $0.272 | $0.187 | $0.322 | $0.219 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.432 | $0.2297 | $0.272 | $0.187 | $0.344 | $0.245 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.436 | – | $0.275 | $0.188 | $0.345 | $0.228 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.436 | – | $0.275 | $0.188 | $0.344 | $0.229 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.448 | $0.2045 | $0.282 | $0.194 | $0.358 | $0.261 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.552 | $0.1182 | $0.326 | $0.238 | $0.375 | $0.288 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.344 | $0.217 | $0.149 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.358 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.459 | $0.332 | $0.264 |
| SUSE | $0.469 | $0.277 | $0.203 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.479 | $0.352 | $0.284 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.594 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.599 | $0.472 | $0.404 |
| Windows | $0.712 | $0.585 | $0.517 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.847 | $0.72 | $0.652 |
| Linux SQL Std | $1.304 | $1.177 | $1.109 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $1.419 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $1.559 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $1.672 | $1.545 | $1.477 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $3.344 | $3.217 | $3.149 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $3.459 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $3.599 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $3.712 | $3.585 | $3.517 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 |
| CPU maker | AMD |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor features | AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| 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 | 1,580 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,880 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 197.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 360 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 8,333 |
| EBS max IOPS | 16,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5a.2xlarge |
| Family | m5a |
| 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 |
Compare m5a.2xlarge
Compute and memory optimized
Other processors
With or without local disk and networking
Burstable
Other generations
Other m5a sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5a.large | 2 | 8 | $0.086 |
| m5a.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.172 |
| m5a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.344 |
| m5a.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.688 |
| m5a.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.376 |
| m5a.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.064 |
| m5a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.752 |
| m5a.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.128 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.