m4 EC2 instance family
Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 at 2.4 GHz, x86_64, 2 to 64 vCPUs, 8 to 256 GiB
Prices #
| Type | vCPU | Memory | Typical spot | On-demand | Cheapest region | Per vCPU-hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m4.large2 vCPU, 8 GiB | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.1020 | $0.1920 | us-east-1 of 15 | $0.0510 |
| m4.xlarge4 vCPU, 16 GiB | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.2040 | $0.3840 | us-east-1 of 15 | $0.0510 |
| m4.2xlarge8 vCPU, 32 GiB | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.4080 | $0.7680 | us-east-1 of 15 | $0.0510 |
| m4.4xlarge16 vCPU, 64 GiB | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.8160 | $1.536 | us-east-1 of 15 | $0.0510 |
| m4.10xlarge40 vCPU, 160 GiB | 40 | 160 GiB | $2.040 | $3.840 | us-east-1 of 14 | $0.0510 |
| m4.16xlarge64 vCPU, 256 GiB | 64 | 256 GiB | $3.264 | $6.144 | us-east-1 of 15 | $0.0510 |
Per hour on Windows, in each type's cheapest region. Typical spot: per pricing run of the last 7 days, the cheapest zone's spot price, averaged, as the finder shows it with that region selected. On-demand: the same region's price. Per vCPU-hour: the spot price, or without spot the on-demand price, per vCPU. Every region is under Prices by region.
Description #
The M4 general purpose instance family, first announced in June 2015, features custom Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) or E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) processors. These balanced instances are EBS-optimized by default and utilize Enhanced Networking for low-latency performance, with the largest sizes offering up to 25 Gbps of network bandwidth. They are a good choice for a variety of workloads like mid-size databases and caching fleets. The instance types (m4.large to m4.16xlarge) rely exclusively on Amazon EBS for persistent storage and do not include any local instance storage.
Written by Gemini from web sources and not checked: the specs and prices on this page come from AWS.
Specs #
| Type | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | Network | EBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m4.large | 2 | 8 GiB | EBS only | up to 1.2 (0.45 baseline) | 0.45 |
| m4.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | EBS only | up to 2.8 (0.75 baseline) | 0.75 |
| m4.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | EBS only | up to 10 (1 baseline) | 1 |
| m4.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB | EBS only | up to 10 (2 baseline) | 2 |
| m4.10xlarge | 40 | 160 GiB | EBS only | 10 | 4 |
| m4.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB | EBS only | 25 | 10 |
Network and EBS: peak bandwidth in Gbit/s, with the bandwidth the type sustains when it is lower. Local storage: the instance store, in decimal GB as AWS sizes it.
Performance ranking #
Not benchmarked yet 44
These families have no PassMark single-thread score yet, so they are not ranked.
Available Regions #
15 regions with a price in the last 7 days. Select up to 4 to compare them in the price history charts under Prices by region.
Prices by region #
Each type's regions on Windows, cheapest first, with the same figures as the Prices table, and its price history: the daily mean of every zone and pricing run, over the last 15 UTC days. Each price column is tinted from its cheapest region (green) to its most expensive (red).
m4.large2 vCPU, 8 GiB, 15 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.1020 | $0.1920 | 47% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.1020 | $0.1920 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-2 Seoul | $0.1043 | $0.2150 | 51% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.1061 | $0.1920 | 45% |
| eu-west-2 London | $0.1063 | $0.2080 | 49% |
| ap-south-1 Mumbai | $0.1069 | $0.1970 | 46% |
| us-west-1 N. California | $0.1070 | $0.2090 | 49% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.1079 | $0.2510 | 57% |
| ca-central-1 Canada Central | $0.1096 | $0.2030 | 46% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.1131 | $0.2170 | 48% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.1140 | $0.2170 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.1148 | $0.2210 | 48% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.1158 | $0.2120 | 45% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.1184 | $0.2030 | 42% |
| ap-northeast-3 Osaka | $0.1257 | $0.2210 | 43% |
m4.xlarge4 vCPU, 16 GiB, 15 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.2040 | $0.3840 | 47% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.2040 | $0.3840 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-2 Seoul | $0.2086 | $0.4300 | 51% |
| eu-west-2 London | $0.2102 | $0.4160 | 49% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.2123 | $0.3840 | 45% |
| us-west-1 N. California | $0.2137 | $0.4180 | 49% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.2158 | $0.5020 | 57% |
| ap-south-1 Mumbai | $0.2168 | $0.3940 | 45% |
| ca-central-1 Canada Central | $0.2172 | $0.4060 | 47% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.2222 | $0.4340 | 49% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.2267 | $0.4240 | 47% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.2267 | $0.4340 | 48% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.2296 | $0.4420 | 48% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.2369 | $0.4060 | 42% |
| ap-northeast-3 Osaka | $0.2505 | $0.4420 | 43% |
m4.2xlarge8 vCPU, 32 GiB, 15 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.4080 | $0.7680 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-2 Seoul | $0.4172 | $0.8600 | 51% |
| eu-west-2 London | $0.4206 | $0.8320 | 49% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.4209 | $0.7680 | 45% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.4242 | $0.7680 | 45% |
| ap-south-1 Mumbai | $0.4277 | $0.7880 | 46% |
| us-west-1 N. California | $0.4279 | $0.8360 | 49% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.4316 | $1.004 | 57% |
| ca-central-1 Canada Central | $0.4347 | $0.8120 | 46% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.4412 | $0.8680 | 49% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.4524 | $0.8680 | 48% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.4531 | $0.8480 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.4592 | $0.8840 | 48% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.4737 | $0.8120 | 42% |
| ap-northeast-3 Osaka | $0.5040 | $0.8840 | 43% |
m4.4xlarge16 vCPU, 64 GiB, 15 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.8160 | $1.536 | 47% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.8160 | $1.536 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-2 Seoul | $0.8344 | $1.720 | 51% |
| eu-west-2 London | $0.8410 | $1.664 | 49% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.8485 | $1.536 | 45% |
| us-west-1 N. California | $0.8546 | $1.672 | 49% |
| ap-south-1 Mumbai | $0.8554 | $1.576 | 46% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $0.8632 | $2.008 | 57% |
| ca-central-1 Canada Central | $0.8777 | $1.624 | 46% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $0.8825 | $1.736 | 49% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.9048 | $1.736 | 48% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.9062 | $1.696 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.9191 | $1.768 | 48% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.9475 | $1.624 | 42% |
| ap-northeast-3 Osaka | $1.002 | $1.768 | 43% |
m4.10xlarge40 vCPU, 160 GiB, 14 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $2.040 | $3.840 | 47% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $2.040 | $3.840 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-2 Seoul | $2.086 | $4.300 | 51% |
| eu-west-2 London | $2.103 | $4.160 | 49% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $2.122 | $3.840 | 45% |
| us-west-1 N. California | $2.136 | $4.180 | 49% |
| ap-south-1 Mumbai | $2.138 | $3.940 | 46% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $2.158 | $5.020 | 57% |
| ca-central-1 Canada Central | $2.172 | $4.060 | 47% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $2.206 | $4.340 | 49% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $2.261 | $4.340 | 48% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $2.265 | $4.240 | 47% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $2.296 | $4.420 | 48% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $2.368 | $4.060 | 42% |
m4.16xlarge64 vCPU, 256 GiB, 15 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $3.264 | $6.144 | 47% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $3.272 | $6.144 | 47% |
| ca-central-1 Canada Central | $3.299 | $6.496 | 49% |
| eu-west-2 London | $3.315 | $6.656 | 50% |
| ap-northeast-2 Seoul | $3.338 | $6.880 | 51% |
| ap-south-1 Mumbai | $3.413 | $6.304 | 46% |
| us-west-1 N. California | $3.414 | $6.688 | 49% |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | $3.453 | $8.032 | 57% |
| ap-southeast-2 Sydney | $3.513 | $6.944 | 49% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $3.614 | $6.784 | 47% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $3.616 | $6.944 | 48% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $3.674 | $7.072 | 48% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $3.676 | $6.144 | 40% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $3.789 | $6.496 | 42% |
| ap-northeast-3 Osaka | $4.008 | $7.072 | 43% |