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m6g.8xlarge

Part of the M6G 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.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton2 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 12 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.8096/ hr
~$591.01/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
32 cores • arm64
Memory
128.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0253/ vCPU-hr
$0.0063/GiB-hr
Network
12Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,187.5MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed—
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score627,861
CoreMark / vCPU19,620.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding149 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar775,520 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0253
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0063

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

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput9000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2020-05-11

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.8096/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.9584/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.4358/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
38regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 38 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$1.6256
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$1.6960
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest
ap-south-2$0.8096
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$1.5360
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$1.3056
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$1.5360
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$0.8096
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$1.6128
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$1.5872
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$1.5040
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.5360
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.5360
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
ap-east-2$1.4256
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
ap-southeast-7$1.3056
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.5840
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$1.5488
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$1.5488
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$1.3696
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$1.3696
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.4720
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.3760
EU (London)
eu-west-2$1.4208
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$1.4336
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$1.4400
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$1.3120
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$1.3760
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$1.6192
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$1.4448
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$1.2938
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$1.5040
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$1.5136
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$1.9584
US East (Dallas)
us-east-1-dfw-1$1.5402
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$1.2320
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$1.2320
US West (Los Angeles)
us-west-2-lax-1$1.4784
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$1.4336
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$1.2320