m5dn EC2 instance family
Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL at 3.1 GHz, x86_64, 2 to 96 vCPUs, 8 to 384 GiB
Prices #
| Type | vCPU | Memory | Typical spot | On-demand | Cheapest region | Per vCPU-hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m5dn.large2 vCPU, 8 GiB | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0289 | $0.1360 | us-east-2 of 7 | $0.0145 |
| m5dn.xlarge4 vCPU, 16 GiB | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1058 | $0.2720 | us-west-2 of 7 | $0.0265 |
| m5dn.2xlarge8 vCPU, 32 GiB | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.1829 | $0.5440 | us-east-2 of 7 | $0.0229 |
| m5dn.4xlarge16 vCPU, 64 GiB | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.3609 | $1.088 | us-east-2 of 7 | $0.0226 |
| m5dn.8xlarge32 vCPU, 128 GiB | 32 | 128 GiB | $0.5101 | $2.176 | us-east-2 of 7 | $0.0159 |
| m5dn.12xlarge48 vCPU, 192 GiB | 48 | 192 GiB | $0.8906 | $4.200 | ap-northeast-1 of 7 | $0.0186 |
| m5dn.16xlarge64 vCPU, 256 GiB | 64 | 256 GiB | $1.075 | $5.344 | ap-southeast-1 of 7 | $0.0168 |
| m5dn.24xlarge96 vCPU, 384 GiB | 96 | 384 GiB | $1.353 | $6.528 | us-east-2 of 7 | $0.0141 |
| m5dn.metal96 vCPU, 384 GiB | 96 | 384 GiB | $0.6528 | $6.528 | us-east-2 of 7 | $0.00680 |
Per hour on Linux/UNIX, 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 M5DN instance family, released in October 2019, features 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL (Cascade Lake) processors with a sustained all-core turbo frequency of up to 3.1 GHz. These general-purpose instances include up to 3.6TB of high-speed NVMe SSD instance storage. Built on the AWS Nitro System, they leverage a custom Nitro card to deliver up to 100 Gbps of network bandwidth. This makes them ideal for workloads needing a balance of compute, memory, and high-network throughput.
Written by Gemini from web sources and not checked: the specs and prices on this page come from AWS.
Specs #
Instance Types
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
1764
measured on m5dn, 2025-11-20
| Type | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | Network | EBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m5dn.large | 2 | 8 GiB | 75 GB NVMe SSD | up to 25 (2.1 baseline) | up to 4.75 (0.65 baseline) |
| m5dn.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | 150 GB NVMe SSD | up to 25 (4.1 baseline) | up to 4.75 (1.15 baseline) |
| m5dn.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | 300 GB NVMe SSD | up to 25 (8.125 baseline) | up to 4.75 (2.3 baseline) |
| m5dn.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB | 2 × 300 GB NVMe SSD | up to 25 (16.25 baseline) | 4.75 |
| m5dn.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB | 2 × 600 GB NVMe SSD | 25 | 6.8 |
| m5dn.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB | 2 × 900 GB NVMe SSD | 50 | 9.5 |
| m5dn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB | 4 × 600 GB NVMe SSD | 75 | 13.6 |
| m5dn.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB | 4 × 900 GB NVMe SSD | 100 | 19 |
| m5dn.metal | 96 | 384 GiB | 4 × 900 GB NVMe SSD | 100 | 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.
Performance ranking #
Ranked by PassMark single-thread score
Not benchmarked yet 44
These families have no PassMark single-thread score yet, so they are not ranked.
Available Regions #
7 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 Linux/UNIX, 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).
m5dn.large2 vCPU, 8 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.0289 | $0.1360 | 79% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.0467 | $0.1360 | 66% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.0469 | $0.1360 | 66% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.0538 | $0.1620 | 67% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.0552 | $0.1670 | 67% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.0573 | $0.1750 | 67% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.0593 | $0.1520 | 61% |
m5dn.xlarge4 vCPU, 16 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.1058 | $0.2720 | 61% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.1061 | $0.2720 | 61% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.1242 | $0.3500 | 65% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.1272 | $0.3340 | 62% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.1342 | $0.2720 | 51% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.1373 | $0.3040 | 55% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.1483 | $0.3240 | 54% |
m5dn.2xlarge8 vCPU, 32 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.1829 | $0.5440 | 66% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.2456 | $0.7000 | 65% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.2634 | $0.5440 | 52% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.2799 | $0.6080 | 54% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.2906 | $0.6680 | 56% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.2987 | $0.6480 | 54% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.3119 | $0.5440 | 43% |
m5dn.4xlarge16 vCPU, 64 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.3609 | $1.088 | 67% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.4126 | $1.088 | 62% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.4791 | $1.088 | 56% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.5212 | $1.400 | 63% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $0.5300 | $1.216 | 56% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.5592 | $1.296 | 57% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.5605 | $1.336 | 58% |
m5dn.8xlarge32 vCPU, 128 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.5101 | $2.176 | 77% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.8367 | $2.176 | 62% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.9150 | $2.176 | 58% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.9155 | $2.800 | 67% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $0.9525 | $2.672 | 64% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $0.9783 | $2.592 | 62% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $1.051 | $2.432 | 57% |
m5dn.12xlarge48 vCPU, 192 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $0.8906 | $4.200 | 79% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $0.9863 | $3.264 | 70% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $0.9883 | $3.264 | 70% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $1.012 | $3.888 | 74% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $1.134 | $4.008 | 72% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $1.151 | $3.264 | 65% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $1.658 | $3.648 | 55% |
m5dn.16xlarge64 vCPU, 256 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $1.075 | $5.344 | 80% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $1.176 | $5.600 | 79% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $1.215 | $4.352 | 72% |
| us-east-2 Ohio | $1.284 | $4.352 | 70% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $1.408 | $5.184 | 73% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $1.474 | $4.352 | 66% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $1.905 | $4.864 | 61% |
m5dn.24xlarge96 vCPU, 384 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $1.353 | $6.528 | 79% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $1.484 | $8.400 | 82% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $1.760 | $8.016 | 78% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $1.859 | $6.528 | 72% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $2.018 | $7.776 | 74% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $2.529 | $7.296 | 65% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $3.239 | $6.528 | 50% |
m5dn.metal96 vCPU, 384 GiB, 7 regions
| Region | Typical spot | On-demand | Spot saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-2 Ohio | $0.6528 | $6.528 | 90% |
| ap-northeast-1 Tokyo | $1.299 | $8.400 | 85% |
| eu-central-1 Frankfurt | $1.440 | $7.776 | 81% |
| ap-southeast-1 Singapore | $1.671 | $8.016 | 79% |
| eu-west-1 Ireland | $1.688 | $7.296 | 77% |
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | $1.953 | $6.528 | 70% |
| us-west-2 Oregon | $2.336 | $6.528 | 64% |