m8a.4xlarge
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.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 64.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 15000 Megabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.9738/ hr
~$710.84/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
64.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0609/ vCPU-hr
$0.0152/GiB-hr
Network
15Gbps
Baseline: 7.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock SpeedUp to 4.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score771,022
CoreMark / vCPU48,188.9 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding236 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar791,799 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0609
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0152
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods314 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI40
Total Addressable IPs320 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 15000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth7.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth15 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput625 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS20,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-10-08
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.9738/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$1.2578/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)Global Fleet Average
$1.0792/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
10regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $1.0244 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $1.0245 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $1.2578 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $1.2273 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $1.1664 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $1.0853 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $1.0853 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.9738 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.9738 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.9738 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $1.7604 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $1.7605 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $1.9938 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $1.9633 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $1.9024 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $1.8213 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $1.8213 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $1.7098 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $1.7098 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $1.7098 |
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