Price (Linux)
$1.6128/ hr
~$1,177.34/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
128GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0504/ vCPU-hr
$0.0126/GB-hr
Network
12.5 Gbps
Baseline: 12.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Alternatives to m7i.8xlarge

OptionPrice vs m7i.8xlargeWhy look at it
m7a.8xlargeCompare →
+15%+$0.242/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1
AMD (x86_64), same vCPU and RAM
m7g.8xlargeCompare →
-19%-$0.307/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1
Graviton (arm64), same vCPU and RAM
m7i-flex.8xlargeCompare →
-5%-$0.0806/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1
Flexible-CPU variant, same vCPU and RAM
m6i.8xlargeCompare →
-5%-$0.0768/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1
Previous generation, same vCPU and RAM

What to know about M7I General Purpose

Intel Sapphire Rapids general-purpose instances with 4 GiB of memory per vCPU, from 2 to 192 vCPUs.

The m7i is AWS’s Intel-based general-purpose family. Each vCPU comes with 4 GiB of memory, and the nine sizes run from 2 to 192 vCPUs. Network bandwidth goes up to 12.5 Gbps on the large, and EBS throughput peaks at 1,250 MB/s.

Pick it when your software needs x86 and you want a current-generation default.

Price is the main reason to look elsewhere. An m7i.large costs about 24% more than the same-sized Graviton m7g in us-east-1 on Linux on-demand. If your stack runs on arm64, that gap is savings you can take. The m7i also costs about 5% more than the previous-generation m6i, so moving from m6i buys newer silicon, not a lower bill. The AMD m7a costs about 15% more than the m7i.

Windows adds about 91% to the large size’s hourly price, so on a small instance most of the bill is the license.

Pricing scales linearly with size: an xlarge costs twice a large. Choose the size for the memory and CPU you need, not for a discount.

Good for

  • x86-only software that can't move to Arm
  • Web and application servers needing steady CPU
  • Workloads that outgrow small sizes, up to 192 vCPUs

Watch for

  • m7g is about 19% cheaper at the same size if you can run arm64
  • Windows adds about 91% to the large size's hourly price
  • m7a (AMD) costs about 15% more at the same size

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score699,530
CoreMark / vCPU21,860.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding200 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar433,736 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0504
Cost per GB-hr$0.0126

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 Performance12.5 Gbps
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 Throughput10000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2023-08-02

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.6128/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.5704/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.9304/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
39regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 39 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$2.1336
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$2.2176
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$1.6968
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$2.0160
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$1.7136
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$2.0160
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$1.6968
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$2.1168
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$2.0832
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$1.9824
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$2.0160
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$2.0160
ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$1.8749
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$1.7136
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$2.0832
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$2.0328
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$2.0328
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$1.7976
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$1.9320
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$1.7976
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$1.8648
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$1.8816
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$1.8816
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$1.7136
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$1.7976
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$2.1251
eu-central-1-ath-1
Greece (Athens)
$2.1251
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$1.8875
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$1.6934
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$1.9774
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$2.5704
eu-central-1-ist-1
Turkey (Istanbul)
$2.0286
us-east-1-atl-1
US East (Atlanta)
$2.0160
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$1.6128
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$1.6128
us-west-2-las-1
US West (Las Vegas)
$2.0160
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$1.8816
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$1.6128
ap-southeast-1-han-1
Vietnam (Hanoi)
$2.0160