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m6i.8xlarge

Part of the M6I 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.66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.iIntel Xeon Scalablei = Intel Xeon ScalableIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (x86_64). Powered by Intel Xeon Scalable x86_64 processors with Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX-512 / AMX) acceleration.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128 GB RAM • EBS only • 12.5 Gbps Network
On-demand, Linux
$1.5360/ hr
~$1,121.28/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1
Savings Plan, Linux
$0.77898/ 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
12.5 Gbps
Baseline: 12.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Alternatives to m6i.8xlarge

OptionPrice vs m6i.8xlargeWhy look at it
m6a.8xlargeCompare →
-10%-$0.154/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		AMD (x86_64), same vCPU and RAM
m6g.8xlargeCompare →
-20%-$0.304/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Graviton (arm64), same vCPU and RAM
m5.8xlargeCompare →
same price
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Previous generation, same vCPU and RAM
m7i.8xlargeCompare →
+5%+$0.0768/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM

On Google Cloud

The nearest Google Cloud machines to m6i.8xlarge by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).

MachineSizeOn-demand Linuxvs m6i.8xlarge
m6i.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 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed3.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score550,372
CoreMark / vCPU17,199.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding181 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar358,315 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 Performance12.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth12.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12.5 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 Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput10000 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
$2.4480/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.8424/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
41regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 41 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$2.0320
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-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$1.6320
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$1.6160
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$2.0160
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-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$1.7856
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$1.6320
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$1.9840
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
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-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$2.0240
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$1.7976
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$1.6128
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$2.1120
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$1.8832
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$2.4480
us-east-1-atl-1
US East (Atlanta)
$1.9200
us-east-1-chi-1
US East (Chicago)
$1.9200
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$1.9200
us-east-1-iah-1
US East (Houston)
$1.9200
us-east-1-mia-1
US East (Miami)
$1.9200
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$1.5360
us-east-1-nyc-1
US East (New York City)
$1.9200
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$1.5360
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)
$1.8432