m5a.24xlarge
General purpose · m5a series · AMD EPYC 7571
- vCPU
- 96
- Memory
- 384 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $4.13
- Per month
- $3,013
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0430
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0107
Analysis
The m5a.24xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5a series with 96 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory on AMD EPYC 7571 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $2,889 a month per instance: $2.67/hour against $6.62/hour, a 148% spread.
It is the cheapest of the 5 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The m5n.24xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs 38% more, and the m5.24xlarge, the m5ad.24xlarge and the m5d.24xlarge also sit above it.
At $4.13/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $3,013 a month, the m5a.24xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 15% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0430.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $2.60/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $1.78/hour, 57% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $8.54/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
It is the largest of the 8 m5a sizes. Dropping to the m5a.16xlarge saves $1,004 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $4.13 | $8.54 | $2.60 | $1.78 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $4.13 | $8.54 | $2.60 | $1.78 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $4.13 | $8.54 | $2.60 | $1.78 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $4.61 | $9.02 | $2.90 | $1.99 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $6.62 | $11.04 | $3.91 | $2.86 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $4.61 | $9.02 | $2.90 | $1.99 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $4.80 | $9.22 | $3.02 | $2.07 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $4.99 | $9.41 | $3.15 | $2.16 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $2.67 | $7.08 | $1.68 | $1.15 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $5.18 | $9.60 | $3.27 | $2.24 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $5.18 | $9.60 | $3.27 | $2.24 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $5.38 | $9.79 | $3.39 | $2.32 |
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 m5a.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hpc6a.48xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 96 | 384 GiB | $2.88 | -30% |
| m6a.24xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 96 | 384 GiB | $4.15 | +0% |
| m8g.24xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 96 | 384 GiB | $4.31 | +4% |
| m6i.24xlarge Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | 96 | 384 GiB | $4.61 | +12% |
| m5.24xlarge Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | 96 | 384 GiB | $4.61 | +12% |
| m9g.24xlarge AWS Graviton5 Processor | 96 | 384 GiB | $4.70 | +14% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 96 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 384 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 20 Gigabit |
m5a sizes
| m5a.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0860 |
| m5a.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1720 |
| m5a.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3440 |
| m5a.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.6880 |
| m5a.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.38 |
| m5a.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.06 |
| m5a.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.75 |
| m5a.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.13 |