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m8g.48xlarge

Part of the M8G 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.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.48xlarge48 Extra Large48xlarge = 48 Extra Large192 vCPUs • 768 GB RAM • EBS only • 50 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$6.1594/ hr
~$4,496.33/mo
Compute
192vCPUs
192 cores • arm64
Memory
768GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0321/ vCPU-hr
$0.0080/GB-hr
Network
50 Gbps
Baseline: 50 Gbps
Storage & EBS
5,000MB/s
Max: 240,000 IOPS

Alternatives to m8g.48xlarge

OptionPrice vs m8g.48xlargeWhy look at it
c8g.48xlargeCompare →
-11%-$0.96/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Different instance family, 384 GiB RAM instead of 768, same vCPU
r8g.48xlargeCompare →
+31%+$2.69/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Different instance family, 1536 GiB RAM instead of 768, same vCPU

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads192 vCPUs
Physical Cores192
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score5,500,251
CoreMark / vCPU28,647.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding277 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar892,991 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0321
Cost per GB-hr$0.0080

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 Performance50 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth50 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth50 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput5000 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput5000 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS240,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS240,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput40000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor384
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-09-25

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$6.1594/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$13.7338/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$10.0782/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
35regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 35 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$11.4010
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$11.8483
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
Lowest
$6.1594
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$10.7712
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$9.1565
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$10.7712
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$6.1594
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$11.1302
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$10.5926
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$10.7712
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$10.7712
ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$10.0166
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$9.1565
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$11.1302
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$10.8557
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$10.8595
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$9.6058
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$9.6058
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$10.3238
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$9.6038
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$9.9648
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$10.0531
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$10.0531
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$9.1565
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$9.5981
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$11.3549
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$9.0470
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$11.8483
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$10.5638
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$13.7338
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$10.7712
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$8.6170
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$8.6170
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$10.0531
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$8.6170