m6a.large
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.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 8.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 12500 Megabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.0556/ hr
~$40.55/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
8.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0278/ vCPU-hr
$0.0069/GiB-hr
Network
12.5Gbps
Baseline: 0.781 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score40,862
CoreMark / vCPU20,431.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding17 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar735,590 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0278
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0069
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks10 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 12500 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth0.781 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 Throughput81.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS3,600
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 6667 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-11-29
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.0556/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)Highest Price Region
$0.1377/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.0959/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
16regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest | ap-south-2 | $0.0556 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest | ap-south-1 | $0.0556 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.1080 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.1080 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.1116 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.0963 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.1035 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.0963 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.0999 |
EU (Milan) | eu-south-1 | $0.1008 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $0.1008 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.1377 |
US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 | $0.0864 |
US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 | $0.0864 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.1008 |
US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 | $0.0864 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest | ap-south-2 | $0.1475 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest | ap-south-1 | $0.1475 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.2000 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.2000 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.2036 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.1883 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.1955 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.1883 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.1919 |
EU (Milan) | eu-south-1 | $0.1928 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $0.1928 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.2297 |
US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 | $0.1784 |
US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 | $0.1784 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.1928 |
US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 | $0.1784 |
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