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m8gb.xlarge

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).xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 26.667 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.2910/ hr
~$212.43/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
4 cores • arm64
Memory
16.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0727/ vCPU-hr
$0.0182/GiB-hr
Network
26.666Gbps
Baseline: 8.333 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 / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score121,479
CoreMark / vCPU30,369.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding45 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar417,454 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0727
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0182

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks20 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 26.667 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth8.333 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth26.666 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput781.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput3125 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS30,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS120,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 25000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-12-17

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.2910/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.3252/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.3024/ 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$0.3252
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.2910
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.2910