m5.xlarge
Part of the M5 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.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 10 Gigabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.1920/ hr
~$140.16/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
16.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0480/ vCPU-hr
$0.0120/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 1.25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
593.75MB/s
Max: 18,750 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score59,119
CoreMark / vCPU14,779.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding20 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar307,911 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0480
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0120
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks20 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth1.25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput143.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS18,750
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 2120 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2017-11-28
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.1920/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.3830/ hr
Peru (Lima) (us-east-1-lim-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.2422/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
46regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 | $0.2540 |
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 | $0.2640 |
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $0.2020 |
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | ap-southeast-3 | $0.2400 |
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 | $0.2400 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.2020 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.2480 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.2360 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.2400 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.2400 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.2480 |
Australia (Perth) | ap-southeast-2-per-1 | $0.3240 |
AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 | $0.2420 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.2420 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.2140 |
Canada West (Calgary) | ca-west-1 | $0.2140 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.2300 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.2140 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.2220 |
EU (Milan) | eu-south-1 | $0.2240 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $0.2240 |
EU (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 | $0.2040 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $0.2140 |
Europe (Zurich) | eu-central-2 | $0.2530 |
Israel (Tel Aviv) | il-central-1 | $0.2250 |
Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 | $0.2350 |
Middle East (UAE) | me-central-1 | $0.2350 |
New Zealand (Auckland) | ap-southeast-2-akl-1 | $0.3240 |
Nigeria (Lagos) | af-south-1-los-1 | $0.2920 |
Peru (Lima)Highest | us-east-1-lim-1 | $0.3830 |
South America (Sao Paulo) | sa-east-1 | $0.3060 |
US East (Boston) | us-east-1-bos-1 | $0.2400 |
US East (Chicago) | us-east-1-chi-1 | $0.2400 |
US East (Lenexa) | us-east-1-wl1-foe1 | $0.2590 |
US East (Miami) | us-east-1-mia-1 | $0.2400 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.1920 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.1920 |
US East (Philadelphia) | us-east-1-phl-1 | $0.2400 |
US East (Verizon) - Charlotte | us-east-1-wl1-clt1 | $0.2590 |
US East (Verizon) - Nashville | us-east-1-wl1-bna1 | $0.2590 |
US East (Verizon) - Washington DC | us-east-1-wl1-was1 | $0.2590 |
US West (Denver) | us-west-2-den-1 | $0.2400 |
US West (Los Angeles) | us-west-2-lax-1 | $0.2300 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.2240 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.1920 |
US West (Phoenix) | us-west-2-phx-1 | $0.2400 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 | $0.4380 |
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 | $0.4480 |
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $0.3860 |
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | ap-southeast-3 | $0.4240 |
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 | $0.4240 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.3860 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.4320 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.4200 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.4240 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.4240 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.4320 |
Australia (Perth) | ap-southeast-2-per-1 | $0.5080 |
AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 | $0.4260 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.4260 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.3980 |
Canada West (Calgary) | ca-west-1 | $0.3980 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.4140 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.3980 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.4060 |
EU (Milan) | eu-south-1 | $0.4080 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $0.4080 |
EU (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 | $0.3880 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $0.3980 |
Europe (Zurich) | eu-central-2 | $0.4370 |
Israel (Tel Aviv) | il-central-1 | $0.4090 |
Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 | $0.4190 |
Middle East (UAE) | me-central-1 | $0.4190 |
New Zealand (Auckland) | ap-southeast-2-akl-1 | $0.5080 |
Nigeria (Lagos) | af-south-1-los-1 | $0.4760 |
Peru (Lima)Highest | us-east-1-lim-1 | $0.5670 |
South America (Sao Paulo) | sa-east-1 | $0.4900 |
US East (Boston) | us-east-1-bos-1 | $0.4240 |
US East (Chicago) | us-east-1-chi-1 | $0.4240 |
US East (Lenexa) | us-east-1-wl1-foe1 | $0.4430 |
US East (Miami) | us-east-1-mia-1 | $0.4240 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.3760 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.3760 |
US East (Philadelphia) | us-east-1-phl-1 | $0.4240 |
US East (Verizon) - Charlotte | us-east-1-wl1-clt1 | $0.4430 |
US East (Verizon) - Nashville | us-east-1-wl1-bna1 | $0.4430 |
US East (Verizon) - Washington DC | us-east-1-wl1-was1 | $0.4430 |
US West (Denver) | us-west-2-den-1 | $0.4240 |
US West (Los Angeles) | us-west-2-lax-1 | $0.4140 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.4080 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.3760 |
US West (Phoenix) | us-west-2-phx-1 | $0.4240 |
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