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m5.8xlarge

Part of the M5 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.55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128 GB RAM • EBS only • 10 Gbps Network
On-demand, Linux
$1.5360/ hr
~$1,121.28/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1
Savings Plan, Linux
$0.7790/ hr
From, with a 3-year Compute Savings Plan, No Upfront: −49% vs on-demand rate (us-east-1)
Per unit
$0.0480/ vCPU-hr
$0.0120/GB-hr
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
128GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Network
10 Gbps
Baseline: 10 Gbps
Storage & EBS
850MB/s
Max: 30,000 IOPS

Alternatives to m5.8xlarge

OptionPrice vs m5.8xlargeWhy look at it
m6i.8xlargeCompare →
same price
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM
m7i.8xlargeCompare →
+5%+$0.0768/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM
m7g.8xlargeCompare →
-15%-$0.23/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Graviton (arm64), newer generation, same vCPU and RAM

On Google Cloud

The nearest Google Cloud machines to m5.8xlarge by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).

MachineSizeOn-demand Linuxvs m5.8xlarge
m5.8xlargeThis page · AWS, us-east-132 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.5360/hr—
n4-standard-32same 32 vCPU and 128 GiB; Intel on both32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.4512/hr5.5% less
n2-standard-32same 32 vCPU and 128 GiB; Intel on both32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.750048/hr14% more
e2-standard-32same 32 vCPU and 128 GiB; Intel vs Intel or AMD32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.207533/hr21% less

Matched on vCPU and memory, then CPU vendor, then rate; a larger size is offered only when nothing is the same size. On-demand Linux only: Spot and commitments work differently on the two clouds, so they aren't compared here.

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score442,866
CoreMark / vCPU13,839.6 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding134 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar288,324 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0480
Cost per GB-hr$0.0120

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance10 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth10 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput850 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput850 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS30,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS30,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput5000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)

Rates by region

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.5360/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.0600/ hr
Peru (Lima) (us-east-1-lim-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.9585/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
48regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 48 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$2.0320
us-east-1-bue-1
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
$2.8150
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$2.1120
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$1.6160
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$1.9200
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$1.9200
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$1.6160
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$1.9840
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$1.8880
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$1.9200
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$1.9200
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$1.9840
ap-southeast-2-per-1
Australia (Perth)
$2.5920
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$1.9360
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$1.9360
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$1.7120
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$1.7120
us-east-1-scl-1
Chile (Santiago)
$2.5700
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$1.8400
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$1.7120
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$1.7760
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$1.7920
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$1.7920
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$1.6320
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$1.7120
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$2.0240
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$1.7980
us-east-1-qro-1
Mexico (Queretaro)
$2.0740
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$1.8830
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$1.8830
af-south-1-los-1
Nigeria (Lagos)
$2.3370
us-east-1-lim-1
Peru (Lima)
Highest
$3.0600
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
$2.4480
us-east-1-bos-1
US East (Boston)
$1.9200
us-east-1-chi-1
US East (Chicago)
$1.9200
us-east-1-wl1-foe1
US East (Lenexa)
$2.0740
us-east-1-mia-1
US East (Miami)
$1.9200
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$1.5360
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$1.5360
us-east-1-phl-1
US East (Philadelphia)
$1.9200
us-east-1-wl1-clt1
US East (Verizon) - Charlotte
$2.0740
us-east-1-wl1-bna1
US East (Verizon) - Nashville
$2.0740
us-east-1-wl1-was1
US East (Verizon) - Washington DC
$2.0740
us-west-2-den-1
US West (Denver)
$1.9200
us-west-2-lax-1
US West (Los Angeles)
$1.8430
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$1.7920
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$1.5360
us-west-2-phx-1
US West (Phoenix)
$1.9200