cache.m5.xlargevscache.r5.xlarge

cache.m5.xlarge is 28% cheaper than cache.r5.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $87.60 a month.

At a glancecache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlarge
On-demand$0.311/hr28% less$0.431/hr
Lowest rate$0.162/hr28% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.224/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 12.93 GiB4 vCPUs, 26.32 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optioncache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlargecache.r5.xlarge vs cache.m5.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.311$0.431▲ 39%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$0.21332% off$0.295▲ 38%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.16248% off$0.224▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.m5.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.311 vs $0.431 per hour
28% cheaper
Where cache.r5.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)26.32 vs 12.93
2× higher

Specs

5 of 15 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchcache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlarge
Memory (GiB)12.9326.32
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Instance details3 of 4 differcache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlarge
Familym5r5
CategoryStandardMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor86.4
Other1 of 1 differcache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlarge
Hardware Basism5.xlarger5.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.m5.xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.m5.xlargecache.r5.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.311$0.431▲ 39%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.311$0.431▲ 39%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.311$0.431▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.325$0.445▲ 37%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.325$0.445▲ 37%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.326$0.456▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.342$0.472▲ 38%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.342$0.472▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.343$0.48▲ 40%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.343$0.48▲ 40%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.36$0.504▲ 40%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.36$0.504▲ 40%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.36$0.504▲ 40%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.3602$0.504▲ 40%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.363$0.48▲ 32%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.371$0.518▲ 40%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.377$0.528▲ 40%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.3773$0.528▲ 40%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.382$0.517▲ 35%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.389$0.517▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.389$0.517▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.389$0.517▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.389$0.517▲ 33%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.393$0.517▲ 32%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.393$0.517▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.402$0.517▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.402$0.517▲ 29%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.408$0.571▲ 40%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.4081$0.5698▲ 40%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.428$0.569▲ 33%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.445$0.864▲ 94%

Keep exploring

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

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

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cache.r5.xlargeMemory optimized, r5 family
cache.r5.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

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