cache.m4.4xlargevscache.m5.4xlarge

cache.m4.4xlarge and cache.m5.4xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $1.245 per hour.

At a glancecache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlarge
On-demand$1.245/hr$1.245/hr
Size16 vCPUs, 60.78 GiB16 vCPUs, 52.26 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Redis, USD per hour.

Optioncache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlargecache.m5.4xlarge vs cache.m4.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.245$1.245Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—32% off$0.852—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—48% off$0.647—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.m4.4xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)60.78 vs 52.26
16% higher
Where cache.m5.4xlarge leads
Network baseline5 Gbps vs 2 Gbps
2.5× higher
Sustained clock3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
29% higher

Specs

6 of 15 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differcache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.4 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)60.7852.26
Networking2 of 3 differcache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlarge
NetworkHighUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline2 Gbps5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Instance details1 of 4 differcache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlarge
Familym4m5
CategoryStandardStandard
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor25.625.6
Other1 of 1 differcache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlarge
Hardware Basism4.4xlargem5.4xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.m4.4xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.m4.4xlargecache.m5.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.245$1.245Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.245$1.245Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.245$1.245Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.37$1.37Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.373$1.373Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$1.441$1.441Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.452$1.452Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.482$1.482Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.717$1.529▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.749$1.555▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.755$1.301▼ 26%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.781$1.781Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.808$1.607▼ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.847$1.555▼ 16%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

cache.m4.4xlargeStandard, m4 family
cache.m4.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m4 family

Compare cache.m4.4xlarge with

cache.r4.4xlarge
cache.m5.4xlargeStandard, m5 family
cache.m5.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

Compare cache.m5.4xlarge with

cache.r5.4xlarge

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AWS ElastiCache Redis prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.