EC2 Instance Type – m5.large
The m5.large instance is part of the m5 series, featuring 2 vCPUs and Up to 10 Gigabit of RAM, with General Purpose. It is available at a rate of $0.0960/hour.
m5 Family :
Amazon EC2 M5 instances represent the latest generation of General Purpose Instances, utilizing Intel Xeon® Platinum 8175M or 8259CL processors. They offer a balanced mix of compute, memory, and network resources, making them suitable for a wide range of applications.
Features
Features up to 3.1 GHz Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Skylake 8175M or Cascade Lake 8259CL) with the latest Intel Advanced Vector Extension (AVX-512) instruction set
Introduces a larger instance size, m5.24xlarge, with 96 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory
Provides up to 25 Gbps of network bandwidth with Enhanced Networking
Requires HVM AMIs with drivers for ENA and NVMe
Powered by the AWS Nitro System, which combines dedicated hardware with a lightweight hypervisor
Offers instance storage through EBS or NVMe SSDs physically attached to the host server
M5d instances include local NVMe-based SSDs connected to the host server, providing block-level storage linked to the instance's lifetime
New instance sizes, 8xlarge and 16xlarge, are now available
Credits: AWS Resources, Updated At: 2024-08-23
Use Cases
Suitable for small to medium-sized databases, data processing tasks needing extra memory, caching systems, and backend servers for SAP, Microsoft SharePoint, cluster computing, and other enterprise applications.
m5 Instance Type Family
| Instances | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| m5.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
| m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB |
| m5.metal | 96 | 384 GiB |
| m5d.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
| m5d.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
| m5d.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB |
| m5d.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB |
| m5d.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB |
| m5d.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB |
| m5d.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB |
| m5d.metal | 96 | 384 GiB |
| m5d.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB |
m5.large vs Others
EC2 Instance - m5.large Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | m5.large |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | M5 |
| Family Category | General Purpose |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 0.0960 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 2 |
| Memory | 8 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Processor Architecture | 64-bit |
| Operating System | Linux |
| EBS Optimized | NA |
| Tenancy | Shared |
| Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| GPU | NA |
| ECU | 10.0000 |
| Virtualization | HVM |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| ENA Support | True |
EC2 Instance - m5.large Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $0.0960 | $70.08 |
| Oregon | $0.0960 | $70.08 |
| Mumbai | $0.1010 | $73.73 |
| Hyderabad | $0.1010 | $73.73 |
| Stockholm | $0.1020 | $74.46 |
| Calgary | $0.1070 | $78.11 |
| Central | $0.1070 | $78.11 |
| Spain | $0.1070 | $78.11 |
| Ireland | $0.1070 | $78.11 |
| London | $0.1110 | $81.03 |
| Milan | $0.1120 | $81.76 |
| Paris | $0.1120 | $81.76 |
| N. California | $0.1120 | $81.76 |
| Frankfurt | $0.1150 | $83.95 |
| Bahrain | $0.1180 | $86.14 |
| Seoul | $0.1180 | $86.14 |
| Sydney | $0.1200 | $87.60 |
| Melbourne | $0.1200 | $87.60 |
| Jakarta | $0.1200 | $87.60 |
| Singapore | $0.1200 | $87.60 |
| Tokyo | $0.1240 | $90.52 |
| Osaka | $0.1240 | $90.52 |
| Zurich | $0.1270 | $92.71 |
| Cape Town | $0.1270 | $92.71 |
| Sao Paulo | $0.1530 | $111.69 |