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m6a.12xlarge

Part of the M6A 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.66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 18750 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.3332/ hr
~$973.24/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
24 cores • x86_64
Memory
192.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0278/ vCPU-hr
$0.0069/GiB-hr
Network
18.75Gbps
Baseline: 18.75 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,875MB/s
Max: 60,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores24
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,009,411
CoreMark / vCPU21,029.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding211 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar757,134 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0278
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0069

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance18750 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth18.75 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth18.75 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS60,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS60,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput10000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-11-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.3332/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.3048/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.3010/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
16regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 16 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest
ap-south-2$1.3332
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$1.3332
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$2.5920
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$2.5920
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$2.6784
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$2.3112
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$2.4840
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$2.3112
EU (London)
eu-west-2$2.3976
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$2.4192
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$2.4192
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$3.3048
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$2.0736
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$2.0736
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$2.4192
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$2.0736