m5.2xlarge vs m2.2xlarge

Instance Typem5.2xlargem2.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeMemory optimized
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
Obsolete. Not recommended for use
Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
2 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs84
Memory32 GiB34.2 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175Intel Xeon Family
Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Threads Per Core21
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm5.12xlarge, m5.16xlarge, m5.24xlarge, m5.2xlarge, m5.4xlarge, m5.8xlarge, m5.large, m5.metal, m5.xlargem2.2xlarge, m2.4xlarge, m2.xlarge
Generationsm2.2xlarge, m3.2xlarge, m4.2xlarge, m5.2xlarge, m6i.2xlarge, m7i.2xlarge, m8i.2xlargem2.2xlarge, m3.2xlarge, m4.2xlarge, m5.2xlarge, m6i.2xlarge, m7i.2xlarge, m8i.2xlarge
Variantsm5a.2xlarge, m5ad.2xlarge, m5d.2xlarge, m5dn.2xlarge, m5n.2xlarge, m5zn.2xlarge
SageMakerml.m5.2xlarge
RDSdb.m5.2xlargedb.m2.2xlarge
OpenSearchm5.2xlarge.search
ElastiCachecache.m5.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
EC2 Compute Units3713
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 850 SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultsupported
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredunsupported
Dedicated Throughputup to 2120 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2300 Mbps500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput287.5 Mbps62.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS4000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance18750 IOPS4000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps62.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitModerate
Enhanced Networkingyesno
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1530
IPv6 Addresses per Interface15
IPv6 Supportyesno
ENA Supportrequiredunsupported
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnono
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.23x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m5.2xlarge
m2.2xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)n/a0.5500
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.40400.5500
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.4480n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.4480n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.4490n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.4600n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.4710n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.4710n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.4720n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.4800n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.4800n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.4800n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.40400.5750
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.4800n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.4840n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.4840n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.4960n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.4960n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.5060n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.5080n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.5280n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.6120n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.40800.5860
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.42800.5920
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.42800.5920
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.42800.6450
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.4280n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.4440n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.4480n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.3840n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.38400.4900
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.38400.4900
Activate subscription to see all regions and unlock all features  

Related Comparisons

Other instances worth weighing against these.