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m5a.xlarge

Part of the M5A 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.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 7571 (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1110/ hr
~$81.03/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
16.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0278/ vCPU-hr
$0.0069/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 1.25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
360MB/s
Max: 16,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score52,824
CoreMark / vCPU13,206 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding19 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar475,892 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0278
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0069

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 Throughput135.625 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput360 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS16,000
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 Introduced2018-11-06

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1110/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.2760/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.2003/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 18 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$0.1110
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.2120
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.2160
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.2160
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.2240
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$0.2180
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.2180
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.1920
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.2080
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.1920
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.2000
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$0.2020
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.2020
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.2760
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$0.1720
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$0.1720
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.2020
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$0.1720