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m6g.16xlarge

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.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256 GB RAM • EBS only • 25 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$1.6192/ hr
~$1,182.02/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64
Memory
256GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0253/ vCPU-hr
$0.0063/GB-hr
Network
25 Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,375MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

Alternatives to m6g.16xlarge

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m6i.16xlargeCompare →
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Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Intel (x86_64), same vCPU and RAM
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+12%+$0.301/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		AMD (x86_64), same vCPU and RAM

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
Clock Speed—
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,277,445
CoreMark / vCPU19,960.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding176 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar788,936 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0253
Cost per GB-hr$0.0063

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput2375 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2375 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS80,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput18000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2020-05-11

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.6192/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.9168/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.8715/ 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)
$3.2512
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$3.3920
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Lowest
$1.6192
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$3.0720
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$2.6112
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$3.0720
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$1.6192
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$3.2256
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$3.1744
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.0080
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.0720
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.0720
ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$2.8512
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$2.6112
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$3.1680
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.0976
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.0976
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$2.7392
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$2.7392
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$2.9440
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$2.7520
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$2.8416
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$2.8672
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$2.8800
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$2.6240
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$2.7520
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$3.2384
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$2.8896
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$2.5875
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$3.0080
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$3.0272
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$3.9168
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$3.0803
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$2.4640
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$2.4640
us-west-2-lax-1
US West (Los Angeles)
$2.9568
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$2.8672
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$2.4640