Price (Linux)
$0.2053/ hr
~$149.85/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
4 cores • x86_64
Memory
8GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0513/ vCPU-hr
$0.0257/GB-hr
Network
Up to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline: 1.562 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock SpeedUp to 3.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score133,082
CoreMark / vCPU33,270.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding55 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar648,295 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0513
Cost per GB-hr$0.0257

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks20 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 12.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth1.562 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput156.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
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 Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2023-10-04

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.2053/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.2584/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.2278/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
11regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 11 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.2367
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Highest
$0.2584
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.2343
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.2202
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.2439
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.2198
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$0.2202
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.2053
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.2053
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.2560
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.2053