m5a.8xlarge
General purpose · m5a series · AMD EPYC 7571
- vCPU
- 32
- Memory
- 128 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.38
- Per month
- $1,004
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0430
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0107
Analysis
The m5a.8xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5a series with 32 vCPUs and 128 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 $963 a month per instance: $0.8890/hour against $2.21/hour, a 148% spread.
It is the cheapest of the 5 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The m5n.8xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs 38% more, and the m5.8xlarge, the m5ad.8xlarge and the m5d.8xlarge also sit above it.
At $1.38/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $1,004 a month, the m5a.8xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 14% 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 $0.8670/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.5940/hour, 57% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $2.85/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
It is size 5 of 8 in the m5a series. Stepping up to the m5a.12xlarge gives 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB for $502 more a month. Dropping to the m5a.4xlarge saves $502 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.38 | $2.85 | $0.8670 | $0.5940 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.38 | $2.85 | $0.8670 | $0.5940 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.38 | $2.85 | $0.8670 | $0.5940 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $1.54 | $3.01 | $0.9680 | $0.6640 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $2.21 | $3.68 | $1.30 | $0.9540 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.54 | $3.01 | $0.9680 | $0.6640 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $1.60 | $3.07 | $1.01 | $0.6910 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.66 | $3.14 | $1.05 | $0.7190 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.8890 | $2.36 | $0.5600 | $0.3840 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1.73 | $3.20 | $1.09 | $0.7460 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.73 | $3.20 | $1.09 | $0.7460 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.79 | $3.26 | $1.13 | $0.7740 |
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.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.8xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.23 | -10% |
| m7g.8xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.31 | -5% |
| m6a.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.38 | +0% |
| m8g.8xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.44 | +4% |
| m6gd.8xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.45 | +5% |
| m7i-flex.8xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.53 | +11% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 32 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 128 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 10 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 |