m5zn.6xlarge
Part of the M5ZN General Purpose family — Balanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads.
Name:
mGeneral Purposem = General PurposeBalanced compute, memory, and networking resources for a wide variety of standard enterprise workloads and microservices.55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.zHigh Frequency Turbo CPUz = High Frequency Turbo CPUHigh sustained all-core turbo frequency (up to 4.5 GHz) for single-threaded performance and latency-sensitive workloads.nEnhanced Networkingn = Enhanced NetworkingEnhanced networking capabilities delivering up to 100/200/400 Gbps network bandwidth and Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) support.6xlarge6 Extra Large6xlarge = 6 Extra Large24 vCPUs • 96 GB RAM • EBS only • 50 Gbps NetworkPrice (Linux)
$1.9820/ hr
~$1,446.86/mo
Compute
24vCPUs
12 cores • x86_64
Memory
96GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0826/ vCPU-hr
$0.0206/GB-hr
Network
50 Gbps
Baseline: 50 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,187.5MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS
Alternatives to m5zn.6xlarge
| Option | Price vs m5zn.6xlarge | Why look at it |
|---|---|---|
| z1d.6xlargeCompare → | +13%+$0.25/hr Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Older generation, 192 GiB RAM instead of 96, same vCPU |
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8252
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads24 vCPUs
Physical Cores12
Clock Speed4.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score500,913
CoreMark / vCPU20,871.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding145 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar252,731 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0826
Cost per GB-hr$0.0206
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network Performance50 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth50 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth50 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput9500 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor48
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2020-12-01
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$1.9820/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$3.1589/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$2.3594/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
11regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $2.4360 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $2.4780 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $2.4780 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $2.5602 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $2.3743 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $2.2092 |
sa-east-1 HighestSouth America (Sao Paulo) | $3.1589 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $1.9820 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $1.9820 |
us-west-1 US West (N. California) | $2.3124 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $1.9820 |
| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $3.5400 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $3.5820 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $3.5820 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $3.6642 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $3.4783 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $3.3132 |
sa-east-1 HighestSouth America (Sao Paulo) | $4.2629 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $3.0860 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $3.0860 |
us-west-1 US West (N. California) | $3.4164 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $3.0860 |
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