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m6a.2xlarge

Part of the M6A General Purpose family — Balanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads.

Name:mGeneral Purposem = General PurposeBalanced compute, memory, and networking resources for a wide variety of standard enterprise workloads and microservices.66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 32 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 12.5 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.2222/ hr
~$162.21/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
4 cores • x86_64
Memory
32GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0278/ vCPU-hr
$0.0069/GB-hr
Network
Up to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline: 3.125 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score169,106
CoreMark / vCPU21,138.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding66 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar761,053 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0278
Cost per GB-hr$0.0069

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks40 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth3.125 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput312.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS12,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 6667 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor16
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-11-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.2222/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.5508/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.3835/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
16regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 16 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Lowest
$0.2222
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$0.2222
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.4320
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.4320
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.4464
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.3852
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.4140
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.3852
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.3996
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$0.4032
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.4032
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.5508
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$0.3456
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$0.3456
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.4032
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$0.3456