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m8gb.48xlarge

Part of the M8GB 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.bBlock Storage Optimized (EBS)b = Block Storage Optimized (EBS)Optimized for Amazon EBS with higher dedicated storage throughput and IOPS (up to 60 Gbps / 260,000 IOPS).48xlarge48 Extra Large48xlarge = 48 Extra Large192 vCPUs • 768.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 400 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$13.9680/ hr
~$10,196.64/mo
Compute
192vCPUs
192 cores • arm64
Memory
768.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0727/ vCPU-hr
$0.0182/GiB-hr
Network
200Gbps
Baseline: 200 Gbps
Storage & EBS
37,500MB/s
Max: 1,440,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads192 vCPUs
Physical Cores192
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score5,283,071
CoreMark / vCPU27,516 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding117 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar378,227 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0727
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0182

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods590 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs24
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs1200 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance400 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth200 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth200 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput37500 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput37500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS1,440,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS1,440,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput300000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor384
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2026-01-22

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$13.9680/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$15.6115/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$14.5158/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
3regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 3 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
EU (Ireland)Highest
eu-west-1$15.6115
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$13.9680
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$13.9680