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m8g.16xlarge

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.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 30 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$2.0531/ hr
~$1,498.78/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64
Memory
256.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0321/ vCPU-hr
$0.0080/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 limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,941,748
CoreMark / vCPU30,339.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding297 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar945,755 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0321
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0080

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance30 Gigabit
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 Introduced2024-09-25

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.0531/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.5779/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.3594/ 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$3.8003
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$3.9494
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest
ap-south-2$2.0531
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$3.5904
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$3.0522
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$3.5904
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$2.0531
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$3.7101
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$3.5309
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$3.5904
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$3.5904
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
ap-east-2$3.3389
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
ap-southeast-7$3.0522
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$3.7101
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$3.6186
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$3.6198
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$3.2019
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$3.2019
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$3.4413
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$3.2013
EU (London)
eu-west-2$3.3216
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$3.3510
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$3.3510
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$3.0522
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$3.1994
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$3.7850
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$3.0157
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$3.9494
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$3.5213
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$4.5779
US East (Dallas)
us-east-1-dfw-1$3.5904
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$2.8723
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$2.8723
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$3.3510
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$2.8723