m5zn.xlarge
General purpose · m5zn series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8252
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.3303
- Per month
- $241
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0826
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0206
Analysis
The m5zn.xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5zn series with 4 vCPUs and 16 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.xlarge on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.1720/hour, 48% less ($116 a month). The other variants are the m5.xlarge at $0.1920, the m5ad.xlarge at $0.2060 and the m5d.xlarge at $0.2260.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $143 a month per instance: $0.3303/hour against $0.5265/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: 82% 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 $0.3303/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $241 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 33 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 | $0.3303 | $0.5143 | $0.2081 | $0.1427 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.3303 | $0.5143 | $0.2081 | $0.1427 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.3303 | $0.5143 | $0.2081 | $0.1427 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.5265 | $0.7105 | $0.3094 | $0.2283 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.3682 | $0.5522 | $0.2306 | $0.1603 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.3957 | $0.5797 | $0.2482 | $0.1719 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.4130 | $0.5970 | $0.2593 | $0.1793 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.4130 | $0.5970 | $0.2593 | $0.1793 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.4267 | $0.6107 | $0.2671 | $0.1860 |
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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -59% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -54% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -53% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -51% |
| t3.xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1664 | -50% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | -48% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 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 |