m5a.2xlarge vs g4dn.2xlarge

Instance Typem5a.2xlargeg4dn.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGPU instance
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
a – AMD processor
2xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
4 – Generation
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571Intel Xeon Family
Clock Speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameT4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory16 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm5a.12xlarge, m5a.16xlarge, m5a.24xlarge, m5a.2xlarge, m5a.4xlarge, m5a.8xlarge, m5a.large, m5a.xlargeg4dn.12xlarge, g4dn.16xlarge, g4dn.2xlarge, g4dn.4xlarge, g4dn.8xlarge, g4dn.metal, g4dn.xlarge
Generationsm5a.2xlarge, m6a.2xlarge, m7a.2xlarge, m8a.2xlarge
Variantsm5.2xlarge, m5ad.2xlarge, m5d.2xlarge, m5dn.2xlarge, m5n.2xlarge, m5zn.2xlargeg4ad.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g4dn.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance StorageEBS only225 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 2120 MBps3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1580 Mbps1150 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput197.5 Mbps143.75 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance8333 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance16000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth2880 Mbps3500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput360 Mbps437.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces43
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1510
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1510
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.31x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
m5a.2xlarge
g4dn.2xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.2220n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.34400.7980
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.43200.9250
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.43200.9400
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.43600.9480
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.43600.9480
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.44800.9780
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.55200.9980
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.0150
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a1.0150
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a1.0520
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a1.1580
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.38400.8280
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a1.2780
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.38400.8350
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.40000.8380
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.40400.8790
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.40400.8800
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.40400.8800
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.41600.9020
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.42400.9220
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.34400.7520
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.34400.7520
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.7520
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