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m8i-flex.16xlarge

Part of the M8I-FLEX 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.iIntel Xeon Scalablei = Intel Xeon ScalableIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (x86_64). Powered by Intel Xeon Scalable x86_64 processors with Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX-512 / AMX) acceleration.flexFlex Instanceflex = Flex InstanceFlex instances offer up to 19% better price-to-performance for workloads that do not continuously utilize full compute capacity.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 30000 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$3.2176/ hr
~$2,348.85/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
256.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0503/ vCPU-hr
$0.0126/GiB-hr
Network
30Gbps
Baseline: 15 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,480,967
CoreMark / vCPU23,140.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding263 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar460,271 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0503
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0126

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods1010 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1024 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 30000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth15 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth30 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 20000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-08-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.2176/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$5.1280/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.7889/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
23regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 23 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$4.2566
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$3.3853
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$3.4186
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$3.3853
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$4.2230
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$3.9552
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$4.0221
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$4.0221
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$4.1558
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$4.0557
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$4.0557
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$3.5862
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$3.5862
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$3.8544
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$3.5862
EU (London)
eu-west-2$3.7203
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$3.7539
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$3.5862
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$5.1280
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$3.2176
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$3.2176
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$3.7539
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$3.2176