m5d.xlarge
m5d.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.226 per hour on demand ($164.98 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.142 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0695 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 | $0.226 | $0.0695 | $0.142 | $0.098 | $0.165 | $0.114 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.226 | $0.0738 | $0.142 | $0.098 | $0.165 | $0.114 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.226 | $0.0837 | $0.142 | $0.098 | $0.165 | $0.114 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.24 | $0.0288 | $0.151 | $0.104 | $0.194 | $0.137 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.244 | $0.0892 | $0.154 | $0.105 | $0.18 | $0.122 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.244 | $0.0244 | $0.154 | $0.105 | $0.18 | $0.122 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.252 | $0.0847 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.186 | $0.126 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.252 | $0.0633 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.186 | $0.126 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.252 | $0.0342 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.204 | $0.143 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.252 | $0.1292 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.204 | $0.143 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.262 | $0.0822 | $0.165 | $0.113 | $0.211 | $0.151 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.264 | $0.0616 | $0.166 | $0.114 | $0.213 | $0.15 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.264 | $0.0924 | $0.166 | $0.114 | $0.213 | $0.151 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.265 | $0.07 | $0.167 | $0.114 | $0.214 | $0.151 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.266 | $0.0974 | $0.168 | $0.115 | $0.227 | $0.154 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.272 | $0.13 | $0.171 | $0.118 | $0.222 | $0.163 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.277 | $0.076 | $0.175 | $0.12 | $0.224 | $0.158 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.277 | $0.0885 | $0.175 | $0.12 | $0.224 | $0.158 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.278 | $0.0518 | $0.173 | $0.12 | $0.199 | $0.147 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.282 | $0.1163 | $0.178 | $0.122 | $0.21 | $0.142 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.282 | $0.0282 | $0.178 | $0.122 | $0.21 | $0.142 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.284 | $0.1395 | $0.179 | $0.123 | $0.225 | $0.16 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.284 | $0.0515 | $0.179 | $0.123 | $0.225 | $0.16 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.286 | – | $0.18 | $0.124 | $0.226 | $0.149 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.286 | – | $0.18 | $0.124 | $0.226 | $0.149 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.292 | $0.114 | $0.184 | $0.126 | $0.234 | $0.17 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.292 | $0.0776 | $0.184 | $0.126 | $0.234 | $0.17 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.299 | $0.0752 | $0.188 | $0.129 | $0.245 | $0.179 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.3 | $0.1058 | $0.189 | $0.13 | $0.243 | $0.171 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.31 | $0.0473 | $0.195 | $0.134 | $0.23 | $0.156 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.36 | $0.0584 | $0.218 | $0.156 | $0.251 | $0.188 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.226 | $0.142 | $0.098 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.233 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.282 | $0.175 | $0.131 |
| RHEL | $0.284 | $0.2 | $0.155 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.294 | $0.21 | $0.165 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.351 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.354 | $0.27 | $0.225 |
| Windows | $0.41 | $0.326 | $0.282 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.478 | $0.394 | $0.349 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.706 | $0.622 | $0.578 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.764 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.834 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.89 | $0.806 | $0.762 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.726 | $1.642 | $1.598 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.784 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.854 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.91 | $1.826 | $1.782 |
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 | 1 x 150 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 150 GB SSD |
| 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 | 26 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5d.xlarge |
| Family | m5d |
| 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 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.