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m8g.12xlarge

Part of the M8G 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.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 22.5 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.5398/ hr
~$1,124.08/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
48 cores • arm64
Memory
192.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0321/ vCPU-hr
$0.0080/GiB-hr
Network
22.5Gbps
Baseline: 22.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,875MB/s
Max: 60,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores48
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,434,549
CoreMark / vCPU29,886.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding293 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar931,622 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0321
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0080

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 Performance22.5 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth22.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth22.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS60,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS60,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput15000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-09-25

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.5398/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.4334/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.5196/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
35regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 35 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$2.8502
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$2.9621
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest
ap-south-2$1.5398
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$2.6928
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$2.2891
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$2.6928
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$1.5398
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$2.7826
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$2.6482
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$2.6928
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$2.6928
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
ap-east-2$2.5042
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
ap-southeast-7$2.2891
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$2.7826
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$2.7139
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$2.7149
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$2.4014
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$2.4014
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$2.5810
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$2.4010
EU (London)
eu-west-2$2.4912
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$2.5133
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$2.5133
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$2.2891
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$2.3995
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$2.8387
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$2.2618
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$2.9621
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$2.6410
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$3.4334
US East (Dallas)
us-east-1-dfw-1$2.6928
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$2.1542
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$2.1542
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$2.5133
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$2.1542