m5ad.2xlarge
General purpose · m5ad series · AMD EPYC 7571
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.4120
- Per month
- $301
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0515
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0129
Analysis
The m5ad.2xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5ad series with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory on AMD EPYC 7571 (up to 2.5 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, 17% less ($49.64 a month). The other variants are the m5.2xlarge at $0.3840, the m5d.2xlarge at $0.4520 and the m5n.2xlarge at $0.4760.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $286 a month per instance: $0.2680/hour against $0.6600/hour, a 146% spread.
On demand it costs $0.4120/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $301 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 41st percentile per vCPU ($0.0515 per vCPU-hour) and the 41st percentile per GiB ($0.0129 per GiB-hour).
It has local instance storage (1 x 300 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 17 of 42 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.2688/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.4120 | $0.7800 | $0.2600 | $0.1780 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.4120 | $0.7800 | $0.2600 | $0.1780 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.4120 | $0.7800 | $0.2600 | $0.1780 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.4600 | $0.8280 | $0.2900 | $0.1990 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.6600 | $1.03 | $0.4010 | $0.2850 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.4600 | $0.8280 | $0.2900 | $0.1990 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.4800 | $0.8480 | $0.3020 | $0.2070 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.5000 | $0.8680 | $0.3150 | $0.2160 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.2680 | $0.6360 | $0.1690 | $0.1160 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.5160 | $0.8840 | $0.3250 | $0.2230 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.5200 | $0.8880 | $0.3280 | $0.2250 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.5360 | $0.9040 | $0.3380 | $0.2320 |
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 m5ad.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.2688 | -35% |
| t3a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3008 | -27% |
| m6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3080 | -25% |
| m7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3264 | -21% |
| t3.2xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3328 | -19% |
| m5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3440 | -17% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 300 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
m5ad sizes
| m5ad.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1030 |
| m5ad.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2060 |
| m5ad.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4120 |
| m5ad.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.8240 |
| m5ad.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.65 |
| m5ad.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.47 |
| m5ad.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.30 |
| m5ad.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.94 |