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m6g.12xlarge

Part of the M6G 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.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton2 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192 GB RAM • EBS only • 20 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$1.2144/ hr
~$886.51/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
48 cores • arm64
Memory
192GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0253/ vCPU-hr
$0.0063/GB-hr
Network
20 Gbps
Baseline: 20 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,781.25MB/s
Max: 50,000 IOPS

Alternatives to m6g.12xlarge

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m6i.12xlargeCompare →
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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores48
Clock Speed—
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score932,039
CoreMark / vCPU19,417.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding172 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar767,489 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0253
Cost per GB-hr$0.0063

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance20 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth20 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth20 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1781.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1781.25 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS50,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS50,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput13500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2020-05-11

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.2144/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.9376/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.1536/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
38regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 38 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$2.4384
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$2.5440
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Lowest
$1.2144
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$2.3040
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$1.9584
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$2.3040
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$1.2144
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$2.4192
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$2.3808
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$2.2560
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$2.3040
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$2.3040
ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$2.1384
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$1.9584
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$2.3760
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$2.3232
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$2.3232
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$2.0544
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$2.0544
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$2.2080
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$2.0640
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$2.1312
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$2.1504
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$2.1600
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$1.9680
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$2.0640
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$2.4288
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$2.1672
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$1.9406
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$2.2560
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$2.2704
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$2.9376
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$2.3102
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$1.8480
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$1.8480
us-west-2-lax-1
US West (Los Angeles)
$2.2176
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$2.1504
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$1.8480