m5.xlarge
$0.2590/hr
~$189.07/month on-demand in us-east-1-wl1-was1
The m5.xlarge is a General purpose instance with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory with up to 1.25 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.259 per hour.
Last updated: Jan 15, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC
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Pricing Options
Compute SP
Most flexible - any instance
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.2450/hr
~$178.85/mo
Save 5%
3 Year - No Upfront
$0.1960/hr
~$143.08/mo
Save 24%
EC2 Instance SP
Locked to family - cheaper
1 Year - No Upfront
$0.2040/hr
~$148.92/mo
Save 21%
3 Year - No Upfront
$0.1540/hr
~$112.42/mo
Save 41%
Reserved
Region & instance locked
Spot Pricing
Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads
No spot pricing data available
m5 Family
Switch between sizes in us-east-1-wl1-was1
| Size | vCPU | Mem |
|---|---|---|
| xlarge | 4 | 16 |
| 8xlarge | 32 | 128 |
Instance Specifications
Detailed hardware and capabilities for m5.xlarge
Processor
ManufacturerIntel
Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Sustained Speed3.1 GHz
Architecturex86_64
vCPUs4
Memory16 GiB
Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB
Network
PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
Bandwidth1.25 Gbps
Max Interfaces4
IPv4 per Interface15
Enhanced Networking
EFA Support
IPv6
Storage
EBS Only
EBS Optimized
EBS Encryption
EBS NVMe Support
Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps (593.75 MB/s)
Max IOPS18,750
Baseline Bandwidth1150 Mbps (143.75 MB/s)
Baseline IOPS6,000
Capabilities
FamilyM5
GenerationCurrent
Burstable
Bare Metal
Dedicated Hosts
Hibernation
Auto Recovery
Free Tier
Usage Classeson-demand, spot
Root Devicesebs
Virtualizationhvm
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