Instances›AWS EC2›m5n›m5n.2xlarge
Compute
vCPUs8
Memory32 GiB
Mem / vCPU4.00 GiB
ProcessorXeon Platinum 8259
Clock speed3.1 GHz
Architecturex86_64
Storage
TypeEBS only
Bandwidth4,750 Mbps
Throughput593.75 MB/s
IOPS18,750
Networking
PerformanceUp to 25 Gigabit
Max ENIs4
IPv6Yes
GPUNone
Family sizes
m5n.large2 vCPU · 8 GiB
m5n.xlarge4 vCPU · 16 GiB
m5n.2xlarge8 vCPU · 32 GiB
m5n.4xlarge16 vCPU · 64 GiB
m5n.8xlarge32 vCPU · 128 GiB
m5n.12xlarge48 vCPU · 192 GiB
m5n.16xlarge64 vCPU · 256 GiB
m5n.24xlarge96 vCPU · 384 GiB
m5n.metal96 vCPU · 384 GiB
m5n.2xlarge

The m5n.2xlarge pairs 8 vCPU with 32 GiB of RAM, the 4.00 GiB-per-vCPU ratio that marks a general-purpose instance. In the name, "m" is the general-purpose line, "5" is the generation, "n" marks enhanced networking and "2xlarge" is the size within the m5n family. It runs on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) at 3.1 GHz, and AWS introduced it in October 2019. AWS has since shipped m6i, m7i, m8i and m9g; m6i.2xlarge is the direct replacement at this size. gp.vs1.xlarge on Rackspace Spot lines up one-for-one: 8 vCPU and 32 GiB, about 93% below the US East (N. Virginia) on-demand rate.

Pricing by region
1 hr
RegionAWS on-demandAWS Spot1-yr Reserved3-yr ReservedRackspace SpotYou save
US East, N. Virginia$0.476$0.182$0.300$0.184$0.031
$0.445 savings
US Central, Chicagono AWS region$0.021
US Central, Dallasno AWS region$0.081
Hong Kong$0.006
Sydney, Australia$0.006
London, UK$0.031
US West, San Jose$0.081
US Central, Dallas 2no AWS region$0.081
US East, N. Virginia 2$0.476$0.182$0.300$0.184$0.081
$0.395 savings
When to use it
Good for
  • ●Small to mid-size relational databases
  • ●Backend services with no single dominant resource
  • ●Queue workers and scheduled jobs
  • ●Workloads that fit inside 32 GiB of RAM
  • ●Parallel work that can occupy 8 vCPU
  • ●Network-heavy services — AWS rates this size at Up to 25 Gigabit
Avoid if
  • ●Starting a new deployment. m6i.2xlarge is the newer generation at this size.
  • ●The working set needs more than 32 GiB of RAM
  • ●More than 4.00 GiB of RAM per vCPU is needed — that ratio is fixed for the whole family
  • ●Local NVMe or instance-store disk is a hard requirement
  • ●GPU or FPGA acceleration is needed
  • ●Sustained full-core CPU load. A compute-optimized family costs less per unit of work.
$347/mo on AWS on-demand against $23/mo on Rackspace Spot for the equivalent — market-priced, not list-priced.
  • Spot sells spare capacity at market prices. It is the cheapest compute on the internet.
  • Prices are set by supply and demand. You pay what the market decides.
  • Compute is delivered as fully managed Kubernetes. All infrastructure is taken care of.
  • Egress costs $0.01/GB after the free allowance. AWS charges $0.09/GB.
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