AWS Amazon EC2
m8gb.16xlarge
Part of the M8GB 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.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.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 GB RAM • EBS only • 133.333 Gbps NetworkOn-demand, Linux
$4.6560/ hr
~$3,398.88/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1Savings Plan, Linux
$2.06168/ hr
From, with a 3-year Compute Savings Plan, No Upfront: −56% vs on-demand rate (us-east-1)Per unit
$0.0727/ vCPU-hr
$0.0182/GB-hrCompute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64Memory
256GB
4.0 GB / vCPUNetwork
133.333 Gbps
Baseline: 133.333 GbpsStorage & EBS
12,500MB/s
Max: 480,000 IOPSOn Google Cloud
The nearest Google Cloud machines to m8gb.16xlarge by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).
| Machine | Size | On-demand Linux | vs m8gb.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| m8gb.16xlargeThis page · AWS, us-east-1 | 64 vCPU · 256 GiB | $4.6560/hr | — |
| n4a-standard-64same 64 vCPU and 256 GiB; Arm on both | 64 vCPU · 256 GiB | $2.4640/hr | 47% less |
| c4a-standard-64same 64 vCPU and 256 GiB; Arm on both | 64 vCPU · 256 GiB | $2.8736/hr | 38% less |
| c4a-standard-64-lssdsame 64 vCPU and 256 GiB; Arm on both; local disk on c4a-standard-64-lssd only | 64 vCPU · 256 GiB | $3.736614/hr | 20% 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 limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score1,863,580
CoreMark / vCPU29,118.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding296 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar400,253 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0727
Cost per GB-hr$0.0182
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods786 pods
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs800 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network Performance133.333 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth133.333 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth133.333 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput12500 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput12500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS480,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS480,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput100000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Rates by region
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$4.6560/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$5.2038/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)Global Fleet Average
$4.8386/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
3regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price | % vs On-Demand Rate |
|---|---|---|
eu-west-1 HighestEU (Ireland) | $5.2038 | |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $4.6560 | |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $4.6560 |
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