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m8g.8xlarge

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.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 15 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.0266/ hr
~$749.39/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
32 cores • arm64
Memory
128.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0321/ vCPU-hr
$0.0080/GiB-hr
Network
15Gbps
Baseline: 15 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score928,815
CoreMark / vCPU29,025.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding255 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar904,784 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 Performance15 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth15 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 Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput10000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-09-25

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.0266/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.2890/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.6797/ 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$1.9002
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$1.9747
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)Lowest
ap-south-2$1.0266
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$1.7952
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$1.5261
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$1.7952
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$1.0266
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$1.8550
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$1.7654
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.7952
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.7952
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
ap-east-2$1.6694
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
ap-southeast-7$1.5261
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.8550
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$1.8093
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$1.8099
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$1.6010
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$1.6010
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.7206
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.6006
EU (London)
eu-west-2$1.6608
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$1.6755
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$1.6755
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$1.5261
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$1.5997
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$1.8925
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$1.5078
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$1.9747
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$1.7606
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$2.2890
US East (Dallas)
us-east-1-dfw-1$1.7952
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$1.4362
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$1.4362
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$1.6755
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$1.4362