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m5a.8xlarge

Part of the M5A 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.55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 7571 (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.8890/ hr
~$648.97/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
128.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0278/ vCPU-hr
$0.0069/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 7.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
593.75MB/s
Max: 20,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score419,370
CoreMark / vCPU13,105.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding99 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar471,732 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0278
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0069

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 10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth7.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS20,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS20,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput3500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2019-06-27

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.8890/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.2080/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.6023/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 18 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$0.8890
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$1.6960
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.7280
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.7280
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.7920
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$1.7440
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$1.7440
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$1.5360
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.6640
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.5360
EU (London)
eu-west-2$1.6000
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$1.6160
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$1.6160
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$2.2080
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$1.3760
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$1.3760
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$1.6160
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$1.3760