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m6a.8xlarge

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.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 12500 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.8888/ hr
~$648.82/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
128.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0278/ vCPU-hr
$0.0069/GiB-hr
Network
12.5Gbps
Baseline: 12.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score648,725
CoreMark / vCPU20,272.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding195 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar729,889 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0278
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0069

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 Performance12500 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth12.5 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 Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput6667 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-11-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.8888/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.2032/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.5340/ 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$0.8888
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$0.8888
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.7280
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.7280
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.7856
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$1.5408
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.6560
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.5408
EU (London)
eu-west-2$1.5984
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$1.6128
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$1.6128
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$2.2032
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$1.3824
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$1.3824
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$1.6128
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$1.3824