m5n.xlarge vs m5dn.xlarge

Instance Typem5n.xlargem5dn.xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

mMulti purpose
5 – Generation
n – Network and EBS optimized
xlarge – Size
Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

mMulti purpose
5 – Generation
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
Clock Speed3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm5n.12xlarge, m5n.16xlarge, m5n.24xlarge, m5n.2xlarge, m5n.4xlarge, m5n.8xlarge, m5n.large, m5n.metal, m5n.xlargem5dn.12xlarge, m5dn.16xlarge, m5dn.24xlarge, m5dn.2xlarge, m5dn.4xlarge, m5dn.8xlarge, m5dn.large, m5dn.metal, m5dn.xlarge
Generationsm5n.xlarge, m6in.xlargem5dn.xlarge, m6idn.xlarge
Variantsm5.xlarge, m5a.xlarge, m5ad.xlarge, m5d.xlarge, m5dn.xlarge, m5zn.xlargem5.xlarge, m5a.xlarge, m5ad.xlarge, m5d.xlarge, m5n.xlarge, m5zn.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 150 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3500 MBpsup to 3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1150 Mbps1150 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput143.75 Mbps143.75 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance18750 IOPS18750 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps4750 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps593.75 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingnono
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.14x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
m5n.xlarge
m5dn.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.26600.3040
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.28200.3240
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.29200.3340
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.29800.3420
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.29800.3420
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.30600.3500
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.23800.2720
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.23800.2720
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.23800.2720
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