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m6gd.12xlarge

Part of the M6GD 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.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192 GB RAM • 2850 GB NVMe SSD • 20 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$1.4496/ hr
~$1,058.21/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
48 cores • arm64
Memory
192GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0302/ vCPU-hr
$0.0076/GB-hr
Network
20 Gbps
Baseline: 20 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,781.25MB/s
Max: 50,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores48
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score933,005
CoreMark / vCPU19,437.6 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding173 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar643,629 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0302
Cost per GB-hr$0.0076

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 ConfigurationNVMe SSD (2850 GB)
Local NVMe Disk2,850 GB NVMe SSD
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 Introduced2020-07-27

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.4496/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.4560/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.5316/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
36regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 36 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$2.8800
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$2.9760
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Lowest
$1.4496
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$2.7120
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$2.3050
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$2.7360
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$1.4496
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$2.8728
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$2.8032
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$2.6688
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$2.7120
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$2.7360
ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$2.5272
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$2.3050
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$2.8080
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$2.7456
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$2.7456
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$2.4192
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$2.4192
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$2.6160
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$2.4192
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$2.5152
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$2.5344
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$2.5344
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$2.3040
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$2.4192
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$2.8776
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$2.5402
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$2.2781
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$2.6611
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$2.6592
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$3.4560
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$2.1696
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$2.1696
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$2.5440
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$2.1696