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m8i-flex.12xlarge

Part of the M8I-FLEX 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.iIntel Xeon Scalablei = Intel Xeon ScalableIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (x86_64). Powered by Intel Xeon Scalable x86_64 processors with Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX-512 / AMX) acceleration.flexFlex Instanceflex = Flex InstanceFlex instances offer up to 19% better price-to-performance for workloads that do not continuously utilize full compute capacity.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 22.5 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$2.4132/ hr
~$1,761.64/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
24 cores • x86_64
Memory
192GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0503/ vCPU-hr
$0.0126/GB-hr
Network
Up to 22.5 Gbps
Baseline: 11.25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,875MB/s
Max: 60,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores24
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,114,465
CoreMark / vCPU23,218 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding262 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar461,820 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0503
Cost per GB-hr$0.0126

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods590 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs12
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs600 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 22.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth11.25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth22.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput937.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS30,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS60,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 15000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-08-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.4132/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.8460/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.8416/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
23regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 23 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$3.1925
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$2.5390
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$2.5639
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$2.5390
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$3.1673
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$2.9664
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.0166
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.0166
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$3.1169
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.0418
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.0418
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$2.6897
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$2.6897
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$2.8908
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$2.6897
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$2.7902
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$2.8154
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$2.6897
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$3.8460
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$2.4132
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$2.4132
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$2.8154
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$2.4132