m8g.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M8g family

The m8g.16xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with 30 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.053 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64aws graviton
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$2.872

$2,097/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

1-yr reserved
$1.90

−34% vs on-demand

m8g.16xlarge price by region

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

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia$2.053$1.358$0.9313
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$2.053$1.356$0.9337
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$2.872$1.90$1.303
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$2.872$1.90$1.303
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$2.872$1.90$1.303
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$3.016$1.995$1.368
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$3.052$2.019$1.384
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$3.052$2.019$1.384
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$3.052$2.019$1.384
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$3.199$2.114$1.448
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$3.201$2.118$1.452
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$3.202$2.111$1.459
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$3.202$2.111$1.459
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$3.322$2.194$1.51
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$3.339––
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$3.351$2.217$1.52
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$3.351$2.21$1.527
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$3.351$2.21$1.527
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$3.441$2.276$1.561
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$3.521$2.329$1.597
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$3.531$2.309$1.595
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$3.59$2.375$1.629
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$3.59$2.375$1.629
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$3.59$2.375$1.629
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$3.59$2.375$1.628
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$3.619$2.394$1.641
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$3.62$2.395$1.642
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$3.71$2.337$1.603
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$3.71$2.458$1.68
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$3.785$2.504$1.717
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$3.80$2.394$1.642
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$3.949$2.613$1.791
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$3.949$2.613$1.791
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$4.578$2.837$2.07

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
AWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU vendor
AWS Graviton
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
2.7 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

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

aws details

API name
m8g.16xlarge
Family
M8g
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
34 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $2.053/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
20000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
128
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
<5%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
64%

m8g.16xlarge 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 m8g.16xlarge
AWSm8g.16xlarge64256 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$2.872–
AzureD64ps v664256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$2.246-22%
D64pds v664256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$2.938+2%
Google Cloudn4a-standard-6464256 GiBGoogle Axion$2.464-14%
c4a-standard-6464256 GiBGoogle Axion$2.8740%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x64x86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36+17%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less) · x86 CPU56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+20%
Vultrvx1-g-64c-256gx86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-33%
vx1-g-64c-256g-3840sx86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$2.446-15%

M8g family sizes

all about M8g→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly1-yr
m8g.medium14 GiB–$0.0449$32.76$0.0297
m8g.large28 GiB–$0.0898$65.52$0.0594
m8g.xlarge416 GiB–$0.1795$131$0.1188
m8g.2xlarge832 GiB–$0.359$262$0.2375
m8g.4xlarge1664 GiB–$0.7181$524$0.475
m8g.8xlarge32128 GiB–$1.436$1,048$0.95
m8g.12xlarge48192 GiB–$2.154$1,573$1.425
m8g.16xlarge64256 GiB–$2.872$2,097$1.90
m8g.24xlarge96384 GiB–$4.308$3,145$2.85
m8g.metal-24xl96384 GiB–$4.308$3,145$2.85
m8g.48xlarge192768 GiB–$8.617$6,290$5.70
m8g.metal-48xl192768 GiB–$8.617$6,290$5.70

Similar instance types on AWS

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m8g.16xlarge FAQ

How much does m8g.16xlarge cost?

m8g.16xlarge costs $2.872 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,097 per month. Across 34 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.053 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $4.578 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.90 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m8g.16xlarge have?

m8g.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton4 Processor. It is a general purpose instance type in the M8g family.

What is the cheapest region for m8g.16xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $2.053 per hour for Linux on demand, 29% less than US East (N. Virginia). m8g.16xlarge is sold in 34 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of m8g.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D64ps v6 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.246/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-standard-64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.464/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-64c-256g (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.92/hour in New Jersey).