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m8i.4xlarge

Part of the M8I 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.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 64.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 15000 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.8467/ hr
~$618.11/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
64.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0529/ vCPU-hr
$0.0132/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 limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score393,588
CoreMark / vCPU24,599.2 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding141 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar464,838 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0529
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0132

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods394 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs400 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 15000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth7.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth15 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput625 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS20,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-08-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.8467/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.3494/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.9970/ 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$1.1202
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$0.8908
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
ap-southeast-5$0.8996
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$0.8908
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
ap-southeast-6$1.1114
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$1.0407
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.0584
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.0584
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.0937
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$1.0672
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$1.0672
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.9438
Canada West (Calgary)
ca-west-1$0.9438
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.0143
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.9438
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.9790
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.9878
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$0.9438
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$1.3494
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.8467
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$0.8467
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.9878
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.8467