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m8gn.16xlarge

Part of the M8GN 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.nEnhanced Networkingn = Enhanced NetworkingEnhanced networking capabilities delivering up to 100/200/400 Gbps network bandwidth and Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) support.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 200 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$4.6560/ hr
~$3,398.88/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64
Memory
256.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0727/ vCPU-hr
$0.0182/GiB-hr
Network
200Gbps
Baseline: 200 Gbps
Storage & EBS
5,000MB/s
Max: 160,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,925,826
CoreMark / vCPU30,091 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding295 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar413,622 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0727
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0182

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods786 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs800 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance200 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth200 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth200 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput5000 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput5000 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS160,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS160,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput40000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-12-17

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$4.6560/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$5.2038/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$4.8386/ 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$5.2038
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$4.6560
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$4.6560