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m8i-flex.16xlarge

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.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 30 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$3.2176/ hr
~$2,348.85/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
256GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0503/ vCPU-hr
$0.0126/GB-hr
Network
Up to 30 Gbps
Baseline: 15 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,480,967
CoreMark / vCPU23,140.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding263 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar460,271 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0503
Cost per GB-hr$0.0126

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods1010 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1024 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 30 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth15 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth30 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 20000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-08-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.2176/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$5.1280/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.7889/ 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)
$4.2566
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$3.3853
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$3.4186
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$3.3853
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$4.2230
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.9552
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$4.0221
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$4.0221
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$4.1558
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$4.0557
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$4.0557
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.5862
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$3.5862
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$3.8544
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$3.5862
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$3.7203
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$3.7539
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$3.5862
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$5.1280
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$3.2176
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$3.2176
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$3.7539
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$3.2176