m5ad.xlarge
General purpose · m5ad series · AMD EPYC 7571
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.2060
- Per month
- $150
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0515
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0129
Analysis
The m5ad.xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5ad series with 4 vCPUs and 16 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.xlarge on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.1720/hour, 17% less ($24.82 a month). The other variants are the m5.xlarge at $0.1920, the m5d.xlarge at $0.2260 and the m5n.xlarge at $0.2380.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $143 a month per instance: $0.1340/hour against $0.3300/hour, a 146% spread.
On demand it costs $0.2060/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $150 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 150 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 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1344/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 | $0.2060 | $0.3900 | $0.1300 | $0.0890 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.2060 | $0.3900 | $0.1300 | $0.0890 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.2060 | $0.3900 | $0.1300 | $0.0890 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2300 | $0.4140 | $0.1450 | $0.0990 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.3300 | $0.5140 | $0.2000 | $0.1430 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.2300 | $0.4140 | $0.1450 | $0.0990 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.2400 | $0.4240 | $0.1510 | $0.1040 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.2500 | $0.4340 | $0.1580 | $0.1080 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.1340 | $0.3180 | $0.0850 | $0.0580 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.2580 | $0.4420 | $0.1630 | $0.1110 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2600 | $0.4440 | $0.1640 | $0.1120 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.2680 | $0.4520 | $0.1690 | $0.1160 |
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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -35% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -27% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -25% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -21% |
| t3.xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1664 | -19% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | -17% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 150 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 |