AWS Amazon EC2
m8gb.medium
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).mediumMediummedium = Medium1 vCPUs • 4 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 16.667 Gbps NetworkOn-demand, Linux
$0.0727/ hr
~$53.11/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1Savings Plan, Linux
$0.03221/ 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
1vCPUs
1 cores • arm64Memory
4GB
4.0 GB / vCPUNetwork
Up to 16.667 Gbps
Baseline: 2.083 GbpsStorage & EBS
3,125MB/s
Max: 120,000 IOPSOn Google Cloud
The nearest Google Cloud machines to m8gb.medium by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).
| Machine | Size | On-demand Linux | vs m8gb.medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| m8gb.mediumThis page · AWS, us-east-1 | 1 vCPU · 4 GiB | $0.07275/hr | — |
| n4a-standard-1same 1 vCPU and 4 GiB; Arm on both | 1 vCPU · 4 GiB | $0.0385/hr | 47% less |
| c4a-standard-1same 1 vCPU and 4 GiB; Arm on both | 1 vCPU · 4 GiB | $0.0449/hr | 38% less |
| t2d-standard-1same 1 vCPU and 4 GiB; Arm (arm64) vs AMD (x86_64) | 1 vCPU · 4 GiB | $0.04758/hr | 35% 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 / Threads1 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score30,250
CoreMark / vCPU30,250.3 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar415,808 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0727
Cost per GB-hr$0.0182
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods8 pods
Max ENIs2
IPv4/v6 per ENI4
Total Addressable IPs8 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceUp to 16.667 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth2.083 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth16.666 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput195.312 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput3125 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS7,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS120,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 25000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor2
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Rates by region
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.0727/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.0813/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.0756/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
3regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price | % vs On-Demand Rate |
|---|---|---|
eu-west-1 HighestEU (Ireland) | $0.0813 | |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.0727 | |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.0727 |
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