m5ad.large
General purpose · m5ad series · AMD EPYC 7571
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1030
- Per month
- $75.19
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0515
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0129
Analysis
The m5ad.large is a general purpose instance in the m5ad series with 2 vCPUs and 8 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.large on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.0860/hour, 17% less ($12.41 a month). The other variants are the m5.large at $0.0960, the m5d.large at $0.1130 and the m5n.large at $0.1190.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $71.54 a month per instance: $0.0670/hour against $0.1650/hour, a 146% spread.
On demand it costs $0.1030/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $75.19 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 75 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 17 of 41 current types with 2 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.large on AWS Graviton2 at $0.0672/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 | $0.1030 | $0.1950 | $0.0650 | $0.0440 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1030 | $0.1950 | $0.0650 | $0.0440 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1030 | $0.1950 | $0.0650 | $0.0440 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.1150 | $0.2070 | $0.0720 | $0.0500 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.1650 | $0.2570 | $0.1000 | $0.0710 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.1150 | $0.2070 | $0.0720 | $0.0500 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1200 | $0.2120 | $0.0760 | $0.0520 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.1250 | $0.2170 | $0.0790 | $0.0540 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0670 | $0.1590 | $0.0420 | $0.0290 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.1290 | $0.2210 | $0.0810 | $0.0560 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1300 | $0.2220 | $0.0820 | $0.0560 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1340 | $0.2260 | $0.0840 | $0.0580 |
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.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0672 | -35% |
| t3a.large AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0752 | -27% |
| m6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0770 | -25% |
| m7g.large AWS Graviton3 Processor | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0816 | -21% |
| t3.large Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0832 | -19% |
| m5a.large AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 8 GiB | $0.0860 | -17% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 8 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 75 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 |