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m8gb.medium

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).mediumMediummedium = Medium1 vCPUs • 4.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 16.667 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.0727/ hr
~$53.11/mo
Compute
1vCPUs
1 cores • arm64
Memory
4.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0727/ vCPU-hr
$0.0182/GiB-hr
Network
16.666Gbps
Baseline: 2.083 Gbps
Storage & EBS
3,125MB/s
Max: 120,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads1 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score30,250
CoreMark / vCPU30,250.3 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar415,808 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0727
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0182

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods8 pods
Max ECS Tasks4 tasks
Max ENIs2
IPv4/v6 per ENI4
Total Addressable IPs8 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 16.667 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth2.083 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth16.666 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput195.3125 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput3125 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS7,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS120,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 25000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor2
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-12-17

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.0727/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.0813/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.0756/ 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$0.0813
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.0727
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.0727