Price (Linux)
$0.2599/ hr
~$189.73/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
16GB
8.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.1300/ vCPU-hr
$0.0162/GB-hr
Network
Up to 25 Gbps
Baseline: 2.083 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score41,528
CoreMark / vCPU20,764.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding17 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar159,785 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.1300
Cost per GB-hr$0.0162

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks20 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth2.083 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (1250 GB)
Local NVMe Disk1,250 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput78.125 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS2,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10 Gbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-12-01

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.2599/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.4140/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.3027/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
32regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 32 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$0.3416
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$0.3431
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$0.2956
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$0.3117
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$0.2805
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$0.3117
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.2956
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.3059
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.3117
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.3117
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$0.2805
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.3059
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.3140
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.3140
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.2875
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$0.2875
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.3105
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.2875
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.3025
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$0.3015
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.3025
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.2726
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$0.2875
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$0.3416
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$0.3019
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$0.2729
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.4140
us-east-1-atl-1
US East (Atlanta)
$0.3249
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.2599
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.2599
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.2875
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.2599