m6a.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M6a family

The m6a.8xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor with 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.8888 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64amd
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
128 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

3.6 GHz

on-demand
$1.382

$1,009/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.6592

−52% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.9145

−34% vs on-demand

m6a.8xlarge price by region

16 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia$0.8888$0.2479$0.5879$0.4032
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.8888$0.4043$0.587$0.4042
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$1.382$0.6592$0.9145$0.6271
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$1.382$0.4598$0.9145$0.6271
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$1.382$0.578$0.9145$0.6271
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$1.541$0.513$1.016$0.7022
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.541$0.7304$1.019$0.6989
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$1.598$0.6501$1.056$0.7267
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$1.613$0.2203$1.067$0.7316
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$1.613–$1.064$0.7348
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$1.613$0.6184$1.064$0.7348
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.656$0.6047$1.095$0.7512
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.728$0.7175$1.143$0.7838
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.728$0.7052$1.143$0.7838
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.786$0.6299$1.183$0.8087
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$2.203$0.5235$1.365$0.9961

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
128 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
CPU vendor
AMD
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.6 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
12.5 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
12.5 Gbps

aws details

API name
m6a.8xlarge
Family
M6a
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
16 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.8888/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
6667 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Processor features
AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
10-15%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
54%

m6a.8xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs m6a.8xlarge
AWSm6a.8xlarge32128 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$1.382–
AzureD32as v532128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.3760%
DC32as v532128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.3760%
Google Cloude2-standard-3232128 GiBAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake$1.072-22%
n2d-standard-3232128 GiBAMD Milan, AMD Rome$1.352-2%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x3232128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68+22%
Dedicated 128GB50 vCPU (1.56×)50128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.728+25%
Vultrvx1-g-32c-128g32128 GiBAMD EPYC$0.96-31%
vx1-g-32c-128g-1920s32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.223-12%

M6a family sizes

all about M6a→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
m6a.large28 GiB–$0.0864$63.07$0.0357$0.0572
m6a.xlarge416 GiB–$0.1728$126$0.0805$0.1143
m6a.2xlarge832 GiB–$0.3456$252$0.1685$0.2286
m6a.4xlarge1664 GiB–$0.6912$505$0.3317$0.4572
m6a.8xlarge32128 GiB–$1.382$1,009$0.6592$0.9145
m6a.12xlarge48192 GiB–$2.074$1,514$0.9931$1.372
m6a.16xlarge64256 GiB–$2.765$2,018$1.28$1.829
m6a.24xlarge96384 GiB–$4.147$3,027$1.763$2.743
m6a.32xlarge128512 GiB–$5.53$4,037$2.299$3.658
m6a.48xlarge192768 GiB–$8.294$6,055$3.589$5.487
m6a.metal192768 GiB–$8.294$6,055$3.605$5.487

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m6a.8xlarge FAQ

How much does m6a.8xlarge cost?

m6a.8xlarge costs $1.382 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,009 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.8888 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $2.203 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.6592 per hour (52% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.9145 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.854 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m6a.8xlarge have?

m6a.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor. It is a general purpose instance type in the M6a family.

What is the cheapest region for m6a.8xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.8888 per hour for Linux on demand, 36% less than US East (N. Virginia). m6a.8xlarge is sold in 16 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of m6a.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D32as v5 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.376/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-standard-32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.072/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.68/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-32c-128g (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.96/hour in New Jersey).