m5.2xlarge
General purpose · m5 series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.3840
- Per month
- $280
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0480
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0120
Analysis
The m5.2xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5 series with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m5a.2xlarge on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.3440/hour, 10% less ($29.20 a month). The other variants are the m5ad.2xlarge at $0.4120, the m5d.2xlarge at $0.4520 and the m5n.2xlarge at $0.4760.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $166 a month per instance: $0.3840/hour against $0.6120/hour, a 59% spread.
On demand it costs $0.3840/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $280 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 29th percentile per vCPU ($0.0480 per vCPU-hour) and the 28th percentile per GiB ($0.0120 per GiB-hour).
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.2420/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.1660/hour, 57% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $0.7520/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
It is 4.0% cheaper than the older m4.2xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell), so staying on the previous generation costs more as well as being slower.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.3840 | $0.7520 | $0.2420 | $0.1660 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.3840 | $0.7520 | $0.2420 | $0.1660 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.3840 | $0.7520 | $0.2420 | $0.1660 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.4280 | $0.7960 | $0.2700 | $0.1850 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.6120 | $0.9800 | $0.3610 | $0.2640 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.4280 | $0.7960 | $0.2700 | $0.1850 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.4440 | $0.8120 | $0.2800 | $0.1920 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.4600 | $0.8280 | $0.2900 | $0.1990 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.4040 | $0.7720 | $0.2550 | $0.1750 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.4800 | $0.8480 | $0.3020 | $0.2070 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.4800 | $0.8480 | $0.3020 | $0.2070 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.4960 | $0.8640 | $0.3120 | $0.2140 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs m5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.2688 | -30% |
| t3a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3008 | -22% |
| m6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3080 | -20% |
| m7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3264 | -15% |
| t3.2xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3328 | -13% |
| m5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3440 | -10% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
m5 sizes
| m5.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0960 |
| m5.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1920 |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3840 |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7680 |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.54 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.30 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.07 |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.61 |