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f2.6xlarge

Part of the F2 Accelerated Computing family — Hardware accelerators (GPUs, FPGAs) for specialized compute.

Name:fFPGA Accelerated Computingf = FPGA Accelerated ComputingFeatures Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to accelerate custom hardware algorithms, video processing, and financial analytics.22nd Generation2 = 2nd GenerationAWS 2nd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.6xlarge6 Extra Large6xlarge = 6 Extra Large24 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • 950 GB NVMe SSD • 12.5 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.9800/ hr
~$1,445.40/mo
Compute
24vCPUs
12 cores • x86_64
Memory
256.0GiB
10.7 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0825/ vCPU-hr
$0.0077/GiB-hr
Network
12.5Gbps
Baseline: 12.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
937.5MB/s
Max: 30,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads24 vCPUs
Physical Cores12
Clock Speed2.95 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score485,830
CoreMark / vCPU20,242.9 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding166 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar245,369 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0825
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0077

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks90 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance12.5 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (950 GB)
Local NVMe Disk950 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput937.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput937.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS30,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS30,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput7500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor48
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-02-05

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.9800/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.6736/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.3266/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
8regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 8 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$2.3760
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$2.3760
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest
ap-northeast-1$2.6736
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$2.1780
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$2.4750
EU (London)
eu-west-2$2.5740
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$1.9800
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$1.9800