← AWS EC2

Pricing updated · Last refreshed

m2.xlarge

m2 family

2 vCPU · 17.1 GB RAM · x86_64

Cost

Hourly $0.2450 USD / hour · on-demand
Monthly est. $178.85 730 hours
Yearly est. $2146.20 12 × monthly
Cost per vCPU
$0.1225/hr
Cost per GB RAM
$0.0143/hr

Looking for a smaller bill? Standard_E2as_v5 is a similar spec at lower cost.

Specs

m2.xlarge is a memory optimized AWS EC2 instance with 2 vCPUs and 17.1 GB of memory, backed by 1 x 420 SSD of local instance storage. It works well for memory-heavy services and large in-memory datasets.

vCPU 2 Virtual cores
Memory 17.1 GB RAM
Architecture x86_64 Intel / AMD
Instance family
m2
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Previous
RAM per vCPU
8.6 GB

Compute

Physical processor
Intel Xeon Family

Storage

Instance storage
1 x 420 SSD

Network

Network
Moderate
Enhanced networking
No

Cheaper alternatives

Provider
Standard_E2as_v5 Top pick
Azure 2 16 GB $0.0226 $16.50 90.78%
Azure 2 16 GB $0.0226 $16.50 90.78%
Azure 2 16 GB $0.0238 $17.37 90.29%
Azure 2 16 GB $0.0238 $17.37 90.29%
Azure 2 16 GB $0.0252 $18.40 89.71%