m8a.large
Amazon EC2 · M8a family
The m8a.large is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.1217 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.1217
- spot
- –
- regions
- 10
dedicated
4 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$88.86/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 3 areas
m8a.large price by region
10 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.1217 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.1217 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.1217 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia | $0.1281 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.1281 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.1357 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.1357 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.1458 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.1534 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.1572 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 4 GiB
- Processor
- AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
- CPU vendor
- AMD
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Up to 15 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 15 Gbps
aws details
- API name
m8a.large- Family
- M8a
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 10 (Asia, Europe, North America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.1217/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 10000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 4
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 63%
m8a.large equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs m8a.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | m8a.large | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | $0.1217 | – |
| Azure | D2as v5 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.086 | -29% |
| DC2as v5 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.086 | -29% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.067 | -45% |
| n2d-standard-2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.0845 | -31% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 8x2 | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -10% |
| Dedicated 4GB4 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.054 | -56% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-2c-8g | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.06 | -51% |
| vx1-g-2c-8g-120s | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.076 | -38% |
M8a family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m8a.medium | 1 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0609 | $44.43 |
| m8a.large | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.1217 | $88.86 |
| m8a.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.2434 | $178 |
| m8a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.4869 | $355 |
| m8a.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB | – | $0.9738 | $711 |
| m8a.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB | – | $1.948 | $1,422 |
| m8a.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB | – | $2.921 | $2,133 |
| m8a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB | – | $3.895 | $2,843 |
| m8a.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB | – | $5.843 | $4,265 |
| m8a.metal-24xl | 96 | 384 GiB | – | $5.843 | $4,265 |
| m8a.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GiB | – | $11.69 | $8,530 |
| m8a.metal-48xl | 192 | 768 GiB | – | $11.69 | $8,530 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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m8a.large FAQ
How much does m8a.large cost?
m8a.large costs $0.1217 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $88.86 per month. Across 10 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1217 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.1572 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). With Windows it costs $0.2137 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does m8a.large have?
m8a.large has 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor. It is a general purpose instance type in the M8a family.
What are the equivalents of m8a.large on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D2as v5 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.086/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.067/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 8x2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-2c-8g (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.06/hour in New Jersey).