m8gd.16xlarge
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.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • 3800 GB NVMe SSD • 30 Gigabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$2.4538/ hr
~$1,791.24/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64
Memory
256.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0383/ vCPU-hr
$0.0096/GiB-hr
Network
30Gbps
Baseline: 30 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
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 Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network Performance30 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth30 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth30 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (3800 GB)
Local NVMe Disk3800 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS80,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput20000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-04-21
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$2.4538/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)Highest Price Region
$5.8784/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$4.2197/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 | $3.9142 |
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 | $4.6374 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest | ap-south-1 | $2.4538 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $4.6374 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $4.7680 |
AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 | $4.6720 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $4.6720 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $4.1152 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $4.4416 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $4.1152 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $4.2784 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $4.3110 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $4.1152 |
Mexico (Central) | mx-central-1 | $3.8746 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $5.8784 |
US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 | $3.6902 |
US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 | $3.6902 |
US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 | $3.6902 |
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