m8gd.2xlarge
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.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 32.0 GiB RAM • 475 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 15 Gigabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.3067/ hr
~$223.91/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
8 cores • arm64
Memory
32.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0383/ vCPU-hr
$0.0096/GiB-hr
Network
15Gbps
Baseline: 3.75 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
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 Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks40 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 15 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth3.75 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth15 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (475 GB)
Local NVMe Disk475 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput312.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS12,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10 Gbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor16
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-04-21
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.3067/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)Highest Price Region
$0.7348/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.5275/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 | $0.4893 |
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 | $0.5797 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest | ap-south-1 | $0.3067 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.5797 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.5960 |
AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 | $0.5840 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.5840 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.5144 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.5552 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.5144 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.5348 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $0.5389 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $0.5144 |
Mexico (Central) | mx-central-1 | $0.4843 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.7348 |
US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 | $0.4613 |
US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 | $0.4613 |
US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 | $0.4613 |
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