m8gd.4xlarge
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.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 64.0 GiB RAM • 950 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 15 Gigabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.6134/ hr
~$447.81/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
16 cores • arm64
Memory
64.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0383/ vCPU-hr
$0.0096/GiB-hr
Network
15Gbps
Baseline: 7.5 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 / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
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 PerformanceUp to 15 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth7.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth15 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (950 GB)
Local NVMe Disk950 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput625 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS20,000
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 Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-04-21
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.6134/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)Highest Price Region
$1.4696/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$1.0549/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 | $0.9786 |
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 | $1.1594 |
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest | ap-south-1 | $0.6134 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $1.1594 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $1.1920 |
AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 | $1.1680 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $1.1680 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $1.0288 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $1.1104 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $1.0288 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $1.0696 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $1.0778 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $1.0288 |
Mexico (Central) | mx-central-1 | $0.9686 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $1.4696 |
US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 | $0.9226 |
US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 | $0.9226 |
US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 | $0.9226 |
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