m8a.xlarge
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.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 15000 Megabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.2434/ hr
~$177.71/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
4 cores • x86_64
Memory
16.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0609/ vCPU-hr
$0.0152/GiB-hr
Network
12.5Gbps
Baseline: 1.875 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 / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock SpeedUp to 4.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score174,419
CoreMark / vCPU43,604.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding71 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar716,476 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0609
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0152
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods78 pods
Max ECS Tasks20 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI20
Total Addressable IPs80 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 15000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth1.875 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 Throughput156.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
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 Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-10-08
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.2434/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.3144/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.2698/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
10regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $0.2561 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.2561 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $0.3144 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.3068 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.2916 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.2713 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $0.2713 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.2434 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.2434 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.2434 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 | $0.4401 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.4401 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $0.4984 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.4908 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.4756 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.4553 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $0.4553 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.4274 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.4274 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.4274 |
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