m8a.2xlarge
Part of the M8A 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.88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 9R45 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 15 Gbps NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.4869/ hr
~$355.42/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
32GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0609/ vCPU-hr
$0.0152/GB-hr
Network
Up to 15 Gbps
Baseline: 3.75 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock SpeedUp to 4.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score367,788
CoreMark / vCPU45,973.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding130 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar755,398 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0609
Cost per GB-hr$0.0152
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods158 pods
Max ECS Tasks40 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI40
Total Addressable IPs160 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 15 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth3.75 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth15 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 10000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor16
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-10-08
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.4869/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.6289/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.5396/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
10regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-south-2 Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | $0.5122 |
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $0.5122 |
ap-northeast-1 HighestAsia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.6289 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $0.6136 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.5832 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $0.5426 |
eu-south-2 Europe (Spain) | $0.5426 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.4869 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $0.4869 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.4869 |
| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-south-2 Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | $0.8802 |
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $0.8802 |
ap-northeast-1 HighestAsia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.9969 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $0.9816 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.9512 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $0.9106 |
eu-south-2 Europe (Spain) | $0.9106 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.8549 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $0.8549 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.8549 |
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