m8ib.16xlarge
Part of the M8IB 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.bBlock Storage Optimized (EBS)b = Block Storage Optimized (EBS)Optimized for Amazon EBS with higher dedicated storage throughput and IOPS (up to 60 Gbps / 260,000 IOPS).16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 66.66 Gigabit NetworkPrice (Linux)
$5.3466/ hr
~$3,902.99/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
256.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0835/ vCPU-hr
$0.0209/GiB-hr
Network
66.666Gbps
Baseline: 66.666 Gbps
Storage & EBS
6,250MB/s
Max: 240,000 IOPS
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & 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 Score1,576,096
CoreMark / vCPU24,626.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding204 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar294,787 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0835
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0209
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods1010 pods
Max ECS Tasks—
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1024 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network Performance66.66 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth66.666 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth66.666 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput6250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput6250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS240,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS240,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput50000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2026-04-27
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$5.3466/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$6.8739/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)Global Fleet Average
$5.8080/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
6regions
Available worldwide| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $6.8739 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $5.9754 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $5.9590 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $5.3466 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $5.3466 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $5.3466 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest | ap-northeast-1 | $9.8179 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $8.9194 |
Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 | $8.9030 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $8.2906 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $8.2906 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $8.2906 |
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