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m5 EC2 instance family

Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL at 3.1 GHz, x86_64, 2 to 96 vCPUs, 8 to 384 GiB

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m5 prices per hour on Windows, each type in its cheapest region
Type vCPU Memory Typical spot On-demand Cheapest region Per vCPU-hour
m5.large2 vCPU, 8 GiB 2 8 GiB $0.1016 $0.1880 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.xlarge4 vCPU, 16 GiB 4 16 GiB $0.2032 $0.3760 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.2xlarge8 vCPU, 32 GiB 8 32 GiB $0.4064 $0.7520 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.4xlarge16 vCPU, 64 GiB 16 64 GiB $0.8128 $1.504 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.8xlarge32 vCPU, 128 GiB 32 128 GiB $1.626 $3.008 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.12xlarge48 vCPU, 192 GiB 48 192 GiB $2.438 $4.512 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.16xlarge64 vCPU, 256 GiB 64 256 GiB $3.251 $6.016 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.24xlarge96 vCPU, 384 GiB 96 384 GiB $4.877 $9.024 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508
m5.metal96 vCPU, 384 GiB 96 384 GiB $4.877 $9.024 us-east-1 of 29 $0.0508

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.

The M5 General Purpose instance family, launched in November 2017, features 1st and 2nd generation Intel Xeon Platinum processors, including the 8259CL model, with an all-core turbo frequency of up to 3.1 GHz. These instances provide up to 25 Gbps of network bandwidth using Enhanced Networking and rely on Amazon EBS for persistent block storage. Built on the AWS Nitro System, a key feature is support for the Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX-512) instruction set. They offer a balance of compute, memory, and network resources suitable for a wide range of workloads.

Written by Gemini from web sources and not checked: the specs and prices on this page come from AWS.

vCPUs
2 to 96
Memory
8 to 384 GiB
Architecture
x86_64
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL
Sustained clock
3.1 GHz
Single-thread PassMark
1703 measured on m5, 2025-11-20
Specs of each type
Type vCPU Memory Local storage Network EBS
m5.large 2 8 GiB EBS only up to 10 (0.75 baseline) up to 4.75 (0.65 baseline)
m5.xlarge 4 16 GiB EBS only up to 10 (1.25 baseline) up to 4.75 (1.15 baseline)
m5.2xlarge 8 32 GiB EBS only up to 10 (2.5 baseline) up to 4.75 (2.3 baseline)
m5.4xlarge 16 64 GiB EBS only up to 10 (5 baseline) 4.75
m5.8xlarge 32 128 GiB EBS only 10 6.8
m5.12xlarge 48 192 GiB EBS only 12 9.5
m5.16xlarge 64 256 GiB EBS only 20 13.6
m5.24xlarge 96 384 GiB EBS only 25 19
m5.metal 96 384 GiB EBS only 25 19

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.

#1
4257
#3
3803 3801–3803
#30
3115 3105–3115
#32
2955 2875–2955
#37
m7i, r7i
2816 2763–2816
#39
2700
#40
2596 2549–2596
#48
2303 2269–2303
#64
2034 1995–2034
#67
m5d, c5, c5n
1901 1853–1901
#70
m5dn, c4, r5dn, r5n, t2, t3
1777 1746–1777
#76
m5, m5n, i3en, r5, r5b, r5d
1703 1686–1703
#82
m4, c3, i3
1625 1582–1625
#85
r3, r4
1539 1525–1539
#87
1414 1388–1414

Not benchmarked yet 44

These families have no PassMark single-thread score yet, so they are not ranked.

29 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.

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).

m5.large2 vCPU, 8 GiB, 29 regions
m5.large prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.1016 $0.1880 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.1016 $0.1880 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.1021 $0.1930 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.1022 $0.1940 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.1027 $0.1990 48%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.1038 $0.2100 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.1040 $0.2120 51%
eu-west-2 London $0.1047 $0.2030 48%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.1056 $0.1880 44%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.1064 $0.1930 45%
us-west-1 N. California $0.1064 $0.2040 48%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.1072 $0.2040 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.1073 $0.2450 56%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.1076 $0.2240 52%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.1082 $0.1990 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.1096 $0.2040 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.1098 $0.2120 48%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.1102 $0.2190 50%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.1113 $0.2190 49%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.1117 $0.2120 47%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.1121 $0.2040 45%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.1123 $0.2120 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.1128 $0.2070 45%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.1139 $0.2160 47%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.1143 $0.1990 43%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.1175 $0.1990 41%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.1241 $0.2160 43%
me-central-1 UAE $0.1403 $0.2100 33%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.2100
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.xlarge4 vCPU, 16 GiB, 29 regions
m5.xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.2032 $0.3760 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.2032 $0.3760 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.2042 $0.3860 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.2044 $0.3880 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.2054 $0.3980 48%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.2076 $0.4200 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.2080 $0.4240 51%
eu-west-2 London $0.2091 $0.4060 48%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.2111 $0.3760 44%
us-west-1 N. California $0.2125 $0.4080 48%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.2128 $0.3860 45%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.2143 $0.4080 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.2146 $0.4900 56%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.2151 $0.4480 52%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.2162 $0.3980 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.2192 $0.4080 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.2192 $0.4240 48%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.2196 $0.4370 50%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.2226 $0.4380 49%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.2234 $0.4240 47%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.2244 $0.4090 45%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.2246 $0.4240 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.2248 $0.4140 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.2279 $0.4320 47%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.2351 $0.3980 41%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.2420 $0.3980 39%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.2481 $0.4320 43%
me-central-1 UAE $0.2802 $0.4190 33%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.4190
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.2xlarge8 vCPU, 32 GiB, 29 regions
m5.2xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.4064 $0.7520 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.4064 $0.7520 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.4084 $0.7720 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.4088 $0.7760 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.4108 $0.7960 48%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.4129 $0.7960 48%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.4129 $0.8170 49%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.4152 $0.8400 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.4160 $0.8480 51%
eu-west-2 London $0.4183 $0.8120 48%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.4222 $0.7520 44%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.4254 $0.7720 45%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.4287 $0.8160 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.4292 $0.9800 56%
us-west-1 N. California $0.4304 $0.8160 47%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.4307 $0.8960 52%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.4322 $0.7960 46%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.4383 $0.8160 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.4383 $0.8480 48%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.4406 $0.8740 50%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.4451 $0.8760 49%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.4468 $0.8480 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.4491 $0.8480 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.4496 $0.8280 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.4557 $0.8640 47%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.4701 $0.7960 41%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.4963 $0.8640 43%
me-central-1 UAE $0.5608 $0.8390 33%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.8390
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.4xlarge16 vCPU, 64 GiB, 29 regions
m5.4xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.8128 $1.504 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.8128 $1.504 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.8168 $1.544 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.8176 $1.552 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.8216 $1.592 48%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.8304 $1.680 51%
ca-west-1 Calgary $0.8305 $1.592 48%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.8320 $1.696 51%
eu-west-2 London $0.8365 $1.624 48%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.8443 $1.504 44%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.8470 $1.635 48%
us-west-1 N. California $0.8499 $1.632 48%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.8508 $1.544 45%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.8575 $1.632 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.8584 $1.960 56%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.8611 $1.792 52%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.8650 $1.592 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.8767 $1.696 48%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.8767 $1.632 46%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.8790 $1.748 50%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.8904 $1.752 49%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.8940 $1.696 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.8981 $1.696 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.8992 $1.656 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.9114 $1.728 47%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.9143 $1.728 47%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.9401 $1.592 41%
me-central-1 UAE $1.122 $1.678 33%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $1.678
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.8xlarge32 vCPU, 128 GiB, 29 regions
m5.8xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $1.626 $3.008 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $1.626 $3.008 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $1.634 $3.088 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $1.635 $3.104 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $1.643 $3.184 48%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $1.652 $3.270 49%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $1.661 $3.360 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $1.664 $3.392 51%
eu-west-2 London $1.674 $3.248 48%
us-west-2 Oregon $1.689 $3.008 44%
us-west-1 N. California $1.700 $3.264 48%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $1.702 $3.088 45%
eu-west-3 Paris $1.715 $3.264 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $1.717 $3.920 56%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $1.727 $3.584 52%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $1.729 $3.184 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $1.753 $3.392 48%
eu-south-1 Milan $1.755 $3.264 46%
eu-central-2 Zurich $1.765 $3.496 50%
af-south-1 Cape Town $1.781 $3.504 49%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $1.790 $3.392 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $1.796 $3.392 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $1.798 $3.312 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $1.823 $3.456 47%
ca-west-1 Calgary $1.841 $3.184 42%
eu-west-1 Ireland $1.880 $3.184 41%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $1.987 $3.456 43%
me-central-1 UAE $2.243 $3.355 33%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $3.355
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.12xlarge48 vCPU, 192 GiB, 29 regions
m5.12xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $2.438 $4.512 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $2.438 $4.512 46%
us-west-2 Oregon $2.438 $4.512 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $2.450 $4.632 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $2.453 $4.656 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $2.465 $4.776 48%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $2.478 $4.904 49%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $2.491 $5.040 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $2.496 $5.088 51%
eu-west-2 London $2.510 $4.872 48%
eu-central-2 Zurich $2.512 $5.244 52%
us-west-1 N. California $2.552 $4.896 48%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $2.552 $4.632 45%
eu-west-3 Paris $2.572 $4.896 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $2.575 $5.880 56%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $2.585 $5.376 52%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $2.595 $4.776 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $2.630 $5.088 48%
eu-south-1 Milan $2.631 $4.896 46%
af-south-1 Cape Town $2.674 $5.256 49%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $2.682 $5.088 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $2.694 $5.088 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $2.698 $4.968 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $2.734 $5.184 47%
eu-west-1 Ireland $2.820 $4.776 41%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $2.983 $5.184 42%
me-central-1 UAE $3.365 $5.033 33%
ca-west-1 Calgary $4.776 $4.776 0%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $5.033
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.16xlarge64 vCPU, 256 GiB, 29 regions
m5.16xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $3.251 $6.016 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $3.251 $6.016 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $3.267 $6.176 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $3.270 $6.208 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $3.286 $6.368 48%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $3.322 $6.720 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $3.328 $6.784 51%
eu-central-2 Zurich $3.349 $6.992 52%
eu-west-2 London $3.369 $6.496 48%
us-west-2 Oregon $3.377 $6.016 44%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $3.403 $6.176 45%
us-west-1 N. California $3.407 $6.528 48%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $3.434 $7.840 56%
eu-west-3 Paris $3.443 $6.528 47%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $3.461 $6.368 46%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $3.467 $7.168 52%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $3.507 $6.784 48%
eu-south-1 Milan $3.514 $6.528 46%
af-south-1 Cape Town $3.566 $7.008 49%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $3.591 $6.784 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $3.593 $6.784 47%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $3.594 $6.539 45%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $3.597 $6.624 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $3.646 $6.912 47%
eu-west-1 Ireland $3.761 $6.368 41%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $3.978 $6.912 42%
me-central-1 UAE $4.486 $6.710 33%
ca-west-1 Calgary $6.368 $6.368 0%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $6.710
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.24xlarge96 vCPU, 384 GiB, 29 regions
m5.24xlarge prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $4.877 $9.024 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $4.877 $9.024 46%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $4.901 $9.264 47%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $4.901 $9.264 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $4.906 $9.312 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $4.930 $9.552 48%
eu-south-1 Milan $4.954 $9.792 49%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $4.955 $9.809 49%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $4.982 $10.08 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $4.992 $10.18 51%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $5.020 $10.37 52%
eu-west-2 London $5.020 $9.744 48%
eu-central-2 Zurich $5.023 $10.49 52%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $5.050 $10.75 53%
us-west-2 Oregon $5.066 $9.024 44%
us-west-1 N. California $5.102 $9.792 48%
eu-west-3 Paris $5.146 $9.792 47%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $5.150 $11.76 56%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $5.189 $9.552 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $5.262 $10.18 48%
af-south-1 Cape Town $5.276 $10.51 50%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $5.367 $10.18 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $5.389 $10.18 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $5.395 $9.936 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $5.469 $10.37 47%
eu-west-1 Ireland $5.640 $9.552 41%
me-central-1 UAE $6.729 $10.07 33%
ca-west-1 Calgary $9.552 $9.552 0%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $10.07
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
m5.metal96 vCPU, 384 GiB, 29 regions
m5.metal prices per hour on Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $4.877 $9.024 46%
us-east-2 Ohio $4.877 $9.024 46%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $4.901 $9.264 47%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $4.906 $9.312 47%
eu-south-2 Spain $4.930 $9.552 48%
eu-south-1 Milan $4.954 $9.792 49%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $4.955 $9.809 49%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $4.982 $10.08 51%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $4.992 $10.18 51%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $5.011 $10.37 52%
eu-central-2 Zurich $5.023 $10.49 52%
eu-west-2 London $5.027 $9.744 48%
us-west-2 Oregon $5.066 $9.024 44%
us-west-1 N. California $5.105 $9.792 48%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $5.105 $9.264 45%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $5.150 $11.76 56%
eu-west-3 Paris $5.155 $9.792 47%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $5.174 $10.75 52%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $5.199 $9.552 46%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $5.261 $10.18 48%
af-south-1 Cape Town $5.286 $10.51 50%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $5.379 $10.18 47%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $5.389 $10.18 47%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $5.395 $9.936 46%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $5.468 $10.37 47%
eu-west-1 Ireland $5.640 $9.552 41%
me-central-1 UAE $6.729 $10.07 33%
ca-west-1 Calgary $9.552 $9.552 0%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $10.07
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.