m5d.2xlarge
m5d.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.452 per hour on demand ($329.96 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.285 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2296 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 | $0.452 | $0.2296 | $0.285 | $0.195 | $0.331 | $0.227 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.452 | $0.1363 | $0.285 | $0.195 | $0.331 | $0.227 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.452 | $0.1419 | $0.285 | $0.195 | $0.331 | $0.227 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.48 | $0.0841 | $0.302 | $0.207 | $0.388 | $0.273 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.488 | $0.1902 | $0.307 | $0.211 | $0.361 | $0.244 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.488 | $0.0488 | $0.307 | $0.211 | $0.361 | $0.244 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.504 | $0.1708 | $0.318 | $0.218 | $0.371 | $0.251 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.504 | $0.0648 | $0.318 | $0.218 | $0.371 | $0.251 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.504 | $0.0608 | $0.318 | $0.218 | $0.408 | $0.287 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.504 | $0.2607 | $0.318 | $0.218 | $0.408 | $0.287 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.524 | $0.2019 | $0.33 | $0.226 | $0.421 | $0.303 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.528 | $0.0994 | $0.333 | $0.228 | $0.427 | $0.3 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.528 | $0.2158 | $0.333 | $0.228 | $0.426 | $0.302 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.529 | $0.1233 | $0.333 | $0.229 | $0.428 | $0.301 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.532 | $0.1832 | $0.335 | $0.23 | $0.454 | $0.308 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.544 | $0.2395 | $0.343 | $0.235 | $0.445 | $0.326 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.554 | $0.1486 | $0.349 | $0.24 | $0.448 | $0.316 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.554 | $0.1607 | $0.349 | $0.24 | $0.448 | $0.316 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.556 | $0.1185 | $0.347 | $0.24 | $0.399 | $0.293 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.564 | $0.2479 | $0.355 | $0.244 | $0.419 | $0.285 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.564 | $0.0564 | $0.355 | $0.244 | $0.419 | $0.285 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.568 | $0.304 | $0.358 | $0.245 | $0.449 | $0.319 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.568 | $0.1067 | $0.358 | $0.245 | $0.449 | $0.319 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.572 | – | $0.36 | $0.247 | $0.452 | $0.298 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.572 | – | $0.36 | $0.247 | $0.452 | $0.298 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.584 | $0.2368 | $0.368 | $0.252 | $0.468 | $0.339 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.584 | $0.1632 | $0.368 | $0.252 | $0.468 | $0.339 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.598 | $0.1862 | $0.377 | $0.259 | $0.489 | $0.359 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.6 | $0.2294 | $0.378 | $0.259 | $0.485 | $0.341 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.62 | $0.1565 | $0.391 | $0.268 | $0.461 | $0.313 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.72 | $0.1003 | $0.436 | $0.311 | $0.502 | $0.376 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.452 | $0.285 | $0.195 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.466 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.552 | $0.318 | $0.228 |
| RHEL | $0.567 | $0.4 | $0.31 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.587 | $0.42 | $0.33 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.702 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.707 | $0.54 | $0.45 |
| Windows | $0.82 | $0.653 | $0.563 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.955 | $0.788 | $0.698 |
| Linux SQL Std | $1.412 | $1.245 | $1.155 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $1.527 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $1.667 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $1.78 | $1.613 | $1.523 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $3.452 | $3.285 | $3.195 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $3.567 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $3.707 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $3.82 | $3.653 | $3.563 |
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 | 1 x 300 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 300 GB SSD |
| 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 | 26 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5d.2xlarge |
| Family | m5d |
| 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 m5d sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5d.large | 2 | 8 | $0.113 |
| m5d.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.226 |
| m5d.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.452 |
| m5d.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.904 |
| m5d.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.808 |
| m5d.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.712 |
| m5d.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.616 |
| m5d.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $5.424 |
| m5d.metal | 96 | 384 | $5.424 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.