Price (Linux)
$3.3345/ hr
~$2,434.19/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
512GB
32.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.2084/ vCPU-hr
$0.0065/GB-hr
Network
Up to 25 Gbps
Baseline: 12.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 65,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Icelake)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed3.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score270,705
CoreMark / vCPU16,919 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding105 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar81,183 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.2084
Cost per GB-hr$0.0065

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (475 GB)
Local NVMe Disk475 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS32,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS65,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 20000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2022-03-10

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.3345/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$6.5025/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$4.2994/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
27regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 27 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$4.7620
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$3.4405
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$4.8353
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$4.3517
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$3.4405
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$4.8355
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$4.8353
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$4.8353
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$4.8353
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$4.3517
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$4.8353
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$4.0015
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$4.0015
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.6680
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$4.6685
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$4.0015
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$4.2015
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$4.2001
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$4.2015
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$3.8029
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$4.0015
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$5.1353
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$6.5025
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$3.3345
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$3.3345
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$4.3350
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$3.3345