m5zn.2xlarge
General purpose · m5zn series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8252
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.6607
- Per month
- $482
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0826
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0206
Analysis
The m5zn.2xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5zn series with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8252 (up to 4.5 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, 48% less ($231 a month). The other variants are the m5.2xlarge at $0.3840, the m5ad.2xlarge at $0.4120 and the m5d.2xlarge at $0.4520.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $286 a month per instance: $0.6607/hour against $1.05/hour, a 59% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, London and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer general purpose types: 84% of the 354 current types in the family cost less than its $0.0826 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for a newer processor or a specialised configuration. On demand it is $0.6607/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $482 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 34 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 | $0.6607 | $1.03 | $0.4162 | $0.2854 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.6607 | $1.03 | $0.4162 | $0.2854 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.6607 | $1.03 | $0.4162 | $0.2854 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $1.05 | $1.42 | $0.6189 | $0.4565 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.7364 | $1.10 | $0.4612 | $0.3206 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.7914 | $1.16 | $0.4965 | $0.3437 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.8260 | $1.19 | $0.5187 | $0.3586 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.8260 | $1.19 | $0.5187 | $0.3586 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.8534 | $1.22 | $0.5342 | $0.3721 |
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 m5zn.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.2688 | -59% |
| t3a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3008 | -54% |
| m6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3080 | -53% |
| m7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3264 | -51% |
| t3.2xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3328 | -50% |
| m5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3440 | -48% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8252 |
| Clock | 4.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit |
m5zn sizes
| m5zn.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1652 |
| m5zn.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3303 |
| m5zn.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6607 |
| m5zn.3xlarge | 12 vCPU | $0.9910 |
| m5zn.6xlarge | 24 vCPU | $1.98 |
| m5zn.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.96 |