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m8gd.12xlarge

Part of the M8GD 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.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192.0 GiB RAM • 2850 GB NVMe SSD • 22500 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.8403/ hr
~$1,343.43/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
48 cores • arm64
Memory
192.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0383/ vCPU-hr
$0.0096/GiB-hr
Network
22.5Gbps
Baseline: 22.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,875MB/s
Max: 60,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores48
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark ScoreNot benchmarked
CoreMark / vCPU—
FFmpeg Transcoding—
CoreMark per Dollar—
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0383
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0096

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 Performance22500 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth22.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth22.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (2850 GB)
Local NVMe Disk2850 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS60,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS60,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput15000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-04-21

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.8403/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.4088/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.1648/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 18 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$2.9357
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$3.4781
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$1.8403
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$3.4781
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$3.5760
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$3.5040
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$3.5040
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$3.0864
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$3.3312
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$3.0864
EU (London)
eu-west-2$3.2088
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$3.2333
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$3.0864
Mexico (Central)
mx-central-1$2.9059
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$4.4088
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$2.7677
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$2.7677
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$2.7677