m5d.metal
m5d.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $5.424 per hour on demand ($3,959.52 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.417 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $1.181 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 | $5.424 | $1.181 | $3.417 | $2.343 | $3.972 | $2.73 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $5.424 | $1.004 | $3.417 | $2.343 | $3.972 | $2.73 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $5.424 | $1.554 | $3.417 | $2.343 | $3.972 | $2.73 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $5.76 | $0.7594 | $3.629 | $2.488 | $4.658 | $3.278 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $5.856 | $1.026 | $3.689 | $2.53 | $4.33 | $2.926 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $5.856 | $0.5856 | $3.689 | $2.53 | $4.33 | $2.926 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $6.048 | $1.757 | $3.81 | $2.613 | $4.455 | $3.014 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $6.048 | $6.048 | $3.81 | $2.613 | $4.455 | $3.014 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $6.048 | $0.6048 | $3.81 | $2.613 | $4.891 | $3.442 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $6.048 | $1.531 | $3.81 | $2.613 | $4.891 | $3.442 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $6.288 | $1.777 | $3.961 | $2.716 | $5.056 | $3.635 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $6.336 | $1.713 | $3.992 | $2.737 | $5.123 | $3.606 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $6.336 | $1.766 | $3.992 | $2.737 | $5.108 | $3.626 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $6.35 | $0.635 | $4.001 | $2.743 | $5.135 | $3.614 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $6.384 | $1.648 | $4.022 | $2.758 | $5.445 | $3.698 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $6.528 | $2.208 | $4.113 | $2.82 | $5.335 | $3.916 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $6.653 | $2.108 | $4.191 | $2.874 | $5.38 | $3.786 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $6.653 | $0.8881 | $4.191 | $2.874 | $5.38 | $3.786 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $6.672 | $0.9457 | $4.161 | $2.882 | $4.785 | $3.516 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $6.768 | $1.429 | $4.264 | $2.924 | $5.031 | $3.416 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $6.768 | $0.6768 | $4.264 | $2.924 | $5.031 | $3.416 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $6.816 | $2.707 | $4.294 | $2.945 | $5.389 | $3.83 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $6.816 | $0.6816 | $4.294 | $2.945 | $5.389 | $3.83 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $6.864 | – | $4.324 | $2.965 | $5.425 | $3.573 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $6.864 | – | $4.324 | $2.965 | $5.425 | $3.573 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $7.008 | $1.366 | $4.415 | $3.027 | $5.614 | $4.074 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $7.008 | $3.204 | $4.415 | $3.027 | $5.614 | $4.074 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $7.181 | $0.9175 | $4.524 | $3.102 | $5.869 | $4.308 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $7.20 | $1.841 | $4.536 | $3.11 | $5.822 | $4.098 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $7.44 | $0.9108 | $4.687 | $3.214 | $5.53 | $3.755 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $8.64 | $0.864 | $5.235 | $3.732 | $6.021 | $4.511 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $5.424 | $3.417 | $2.343 |
| SUSE | $5.524 | $3.45 | $2.376 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $5.592 | – | – |
| RHEL | $6.461 | $4.454 | $3.38 |
| Linux SQL Web | $7.046 | $5.04 | $3.966 |
| RHEL HA | $7.805 | $5.798 | $4.724 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $8.083 | – | – |
| Windows | $9.84 | $7.833 | $6.759 |
| Windows SQL Web | $11.462 | $9.456 | $8.382 |
| Linux SQL Std | $16.944 | $14.937 | $13.863 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $17.981 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $19.325 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $21.36 | $19.353 | $18.279 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $41.424 | $39.417 | $38.343 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $42.461 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $43.805 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $45.84 | $43.833 | $42.759 |
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 | 4 x 900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 4 × 900 GB SSD |
| 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 | m5d.metal |
| Family | m5d |
| 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 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.