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m8i.2xlarge

Part of the M8I 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.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 32 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 15 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.4234/ hr
~$309.05/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
4 cores • x86_64
Memory
32GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0529/ vCPU-hr
$0.0132/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 limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score196,858
CoreMark / vCPU24,607.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding76 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar464,990 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0529
Cost per GB-hr$0.0132

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods118 pods
Max ECS Tasks40 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs120 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 Introduced2025-08-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.4234/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.6747/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.4985/ 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)
$0.5601
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$0.4454
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$0.4498
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.4454
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$0.5557
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.5204
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.5292
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.5292
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.5468
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.5336
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.5336
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.4719
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$0.4719
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.5072
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.4719
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.4895
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.4939
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$0.4719
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.6747
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.4234
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.4234
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.4939
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.4234