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m6gd.12xlarge

Part of the M6GD 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.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192.0 GiB RAM • 2850 GB NVMe SSD • 20 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.4496/ hr
~$1,058.21/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
48 cores • arm64
Memory
192.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0302/ vCPU-hr
$0.0076/GiB-hr
Network
20Gbps
Baseline: 20 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,781.25MB/s
Max: 50,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores48
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score933,005
CoreMark / vCPU19,437.6 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding173 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar643,629 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0302
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0076

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 Performance20 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth20 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth20 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (2850 GB)
Local NVMe Disk2850 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput1781.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1781.25 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS50,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS50,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput13500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2020-07-27

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.4496/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.4560/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.5316/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
36regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 36 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$2.8800
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$2.9760
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest
ap-south-2$1.4496
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$2.7120
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$2.3050
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$2.7360
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$1.4496
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$2.8728
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$2.8032
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$2.6688
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$2.7120
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$2.7360
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
ap-east-2$2.5272
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
ap-southeast-7$2.3050
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$2.8080
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$2.7456
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$2.7456
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$2.4192
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$2.4192
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$2.6160
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$2.4192
EU (London)
eu-west-2$2.5152
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$2.5344
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$2.5344
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$2.3040
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$2.4192
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$2.8776
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$2.5402
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$2.2781
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$2.6611
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$2.6592
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$3.4560
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$2.1696
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$2.1696
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$2.5440
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$2.1696