m5zn.2xlarge as an EKS node
8 vCPU32 GiBx86_64Intel Xeon Platinum 8252AWS us-east-1M5ZN Double Extra Large
Where the m5zn.2xlarge goes
Default EKS setup: EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit).
CPU7.71 of 8 vCPU left for your pods
Memory30.74 GiB of 32 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
58max pods per node
$482.31on demand / month · $0.6607/h
$194.68spot / month (varies)
m5zn.2xlarge EKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a m5zn.2xlarge run as a node with EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit)? Up to 58; kubelet keeps 993 MiB of memory and 90m CPU, leaving 31.03 GiB and 7.91 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a m5zn.2xlarge run as a node with EKS, prefix delegation? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 1565 MiB of memory and 90m CPU, leaving 30.47 GiB and 7.91 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 15 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $482.31/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on m5zn.2xlarge
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit) secondary IPs per ENI | 58 | 90m | 893 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 97.0% |
| EKS, prefix delegation ENABLE_PREFIX_DELEGATION=true | 110 | 90m | 1465 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.91 | 30.47 GiB | 95.2% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. How many subnet IPs a m5zn.2xlarge takes with the VPC CNI: EKS max pods and IP calculator. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one m5zn.2xlarge
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit) | EKS, prefix delegation | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 55 | 77 | $8.77 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 30 | 30 | $16.08 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 30 | 30 | $16.08 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 15 | 15 | $32.15 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 15 | 15 | $32.15 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 7 | 7 | $68.90 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 7 | 7 | $68.90 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 3 | 3 | $160.77 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 1 | 1 | $482.31 |
Similar EKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $196.22 | $6.32 |
| t3a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $219.58 | $7.08 |
| m6g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $224.84 | $7.25 |
| m7g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $238.27 | $7.68 |
| t3.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $242.94 | $7.83 |
| m5a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $251.12 | $8.09 |
| m6a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $252.29 | $8.13 |
| m8g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $262.10 | $8.45 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $195.67 | $6.90 |
| d8psv6 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $205.13 | $7.61 |
| n4a-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $224.84 | $7.93 |
| t2a-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $224.84 | $7.93 |
| d8psv5 | 8 | 32 | 7.82 | 26.97 GiB | 250 | $224.84 | $8.34 |
| n2d-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $246.72 | $8.70 |