m5zn.3xlarge
General purpose · m5zn series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8252
- vCPU
- 12
- Memory
- 48 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.9910
- Per month
- $723
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0826
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0206
Analysis
The m5zn.3xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5zn series with 12 vCPUs and 48 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8252 (up to 4.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $430 a month per instance: $0.9910/hour against $1.58/hour, a 59% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, London and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Nothing else with 12 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 2 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer general purpose types: 83% 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 $0.9910/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $723 for a 730-hour month.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $0.6243/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.4281/hour, 57% below on demand. Windows Server roughly adds 56% to the bill at $1.54/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.9910 | $1.54 | $0.6243 | $0.4281 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.9910 | $1.54 | $0.6243 | $0.4281 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.9910 | $1.54 | $0.6243 | $0.4281 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $1.58 | $2.13 | $0.9283 | $0.6848 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.10 | $1.66 | $0.6919 | $0.4809 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.19 | $1.74 | $0.7447 | $0.5156 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1.24 | $1.79 | $0.7780 | $0.5378 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.24 | $1.79 | $0.7780 | $0.5378 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.28 | $1.83 | $0.8013 | $0.5581 |
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.3xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m8azn.3xlarge AMD EPYC 9575F | 12 | 48 GiB | $1.24 | +25% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 12 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 48 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 |