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m9g.xlarge

Part of the M9G 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.99th Generation9 = 9th GenerationAWS 9th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton5 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 15000 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1957/ hr
~$142.85/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
4 cores • arm64
Memory
16.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0489/ vCPU-hr
$0.0122/GiB-hr
Network
15Gbps
Baseline: 2.1 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,500MB/s
Max: 48,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score145,914
CoreMark / vCPU36,478.6 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding58 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar745,677 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0489
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0122

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods118 pods
Max ECS Tasks—
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs120 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 15000 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth2.1 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 Throughput187.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS48,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 12000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2026-06-10

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1957/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.2344/ hr
EU (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.2054/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
4regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 4 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
EU (Frankfurt)Highest
eu-central-1$0.2344
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.1957
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$0.1957
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.1957