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m6gd.4xlarge

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.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 64.0 GiB RAM • 950 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.4832/ hr
~$352.74/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
16 cores • arm64
Memory
64.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0302/ vCPU-hr
$0.0076/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
593.75MB/s
Max: 20,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score323,777
CoreMark / vCPU20,236.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding94 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar670,068 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 PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (950 GB)
Local NVMe Disk950 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS20,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS20,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput4500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2020-07-27

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.4832/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.1520/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.8439/ 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$0.9600
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$0.9920
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest
ap-south-2$0.4832
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$0.9040
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$0.7683
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$0.9120
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$0.4832
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$0.9576
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$0.9344
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.8896
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.9040
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.9120
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
ap-east-2$0.8424
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
ap-southeast-7$0.7683
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.9360
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$0.9152
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.9152
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.8064
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$0.8064
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.8720
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.8064
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.8384
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$0.8448
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.8448
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$0.7680
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$0.8064
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$0.9592
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$0.8467
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$0.7594
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$0.8870
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$0.8864
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$1.1520
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$0.7232
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$0.7232
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.8480
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$0.7232