m8a.16xlarge
Part of the M8A 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.88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 30000 Megabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$3.8950/ hr
~$2,843.38/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • x86_64
Memory
256.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0609/ vCPU-hr
$0.0152/GiB-hr
Network
30Gbps
Baseline: 30 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
Clock SpeedUp to 4.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score2,819,496
CoreMark / vCPU44,054.6 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding416 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar723,868 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0609
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0152
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods1010 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1024 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network Performance30000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth30 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth30 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS80,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput20000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-10-08
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$3.8950/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$5.0310/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)Global Fleet Average
$4.3169/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
10regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $4.0976 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $4.0979 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $5.0310 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $4.9091 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $4.6656 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $4.3411 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $4.3411 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $3.8950 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $3.8950 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $3.8950 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $7.0416 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $7.0419 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $7.9750 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $7.8531 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $7.6096 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $7.2851 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $7.2851 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $6.8390 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $6.8390 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $6.8390 |
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