m7a.medium
Part of the M7A 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.77th Generation7 = 7th GenerationAWS 7th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.mediumMediummedium = Medium1 vCPUs • 4 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 12.5 Gbps NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.0580/ hr
~$42.31/mo
Compute
1vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
4GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0580/ vCPU-hr
$0.0145/GB-hr
Network
Up to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline: 0.39 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS
Alternatives to m7a.medium
| Option | Price vs m7a.medium | Why look at it |
|---|---|---|
| m7g.mediumCompare → | -30%-$0.0172/hr Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Graviton (arm64), same vCPU and RAM |
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads1 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock SpeedUp to 3.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score32,470
CoreMark / vCPU32,470.2 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar560,214 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0580
Cost per GB-hr$0.0145
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods8 pods
Max ECS Tasks4 tasks
Max ENIs2
IPv4/v6 per ENI4
Total Addressable IPs8 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth0.39 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 Throughput40.625 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS2,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor2
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2023-08-16
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.0580/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.0749/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.0648/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
10regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $0.0725 |
ap-northeast-1 HighestAsia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.0749 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.0694 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $0.0646 |
eu-west-2 EU (London) | $0.0670 |
eu-north-1 EU (Stockholm) | $0.0616 |
eu-south-2 Europe (Spain) | $0.0646 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.0580 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $0.0580 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.0580 |
| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $0.1184 |
ap-northeast-1 HighestAsia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.1209 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.1154 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $0.1106 |
eu-west-2 EU (London) | $0.1130 |
eu-north-1 EU (Stockholm) | $0.1076 |
eu-south-2 Europe (Spain) | $0.1106 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.1040 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $0.1040 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.1040 |
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