m8g.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M8g family

The m8g.2xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.2566 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64aws graviton
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$0.359

$262/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

1-yr reserved
$0.2375

−34% vs on-demand

m8g.2xlarge 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$0.2566$0.1698$0.1164
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.2566$0.1695$0.1167
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.359$0.2375$0.1629
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.359$0.2375$0.1629
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.359$0.2375$0.1629
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.377$0.2494$0.171
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.3815$0.2524$0.1731
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$0.3815$0.2524$0.1731
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.3815$0.2524$0.1731
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.3999$0.2642$0.181
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.4002$0.2647$0.1815
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.4002$0.2639$0.1824
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.4002$0.2639$0.1824
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.4152$0.2742$0.1888
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$0.4174––
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.4189$0.2771$0.19
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.4189$0.2763$0.1909
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.4189$0.2763$0.1909
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.4302$0.2846$0.1951
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.4402$0.2912$0.1996
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.4414$0.2887$0.1993
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.4488$0.2969$0.2036
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.4488$0.2969$0.2036
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.4488$0.2969$0.2036
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.4488$0.2969$0.2035
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.4523$0.2992$0.2052
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.4525$0.2993$0.2052
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.4638$0.2922$0.2003
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.4638$0.3073$0.21
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.4731$0.313$0.2146
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.475$0.2993$0.2052
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.4937$0.3266$0.2239
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.4937$0.3266$0.2239
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.5722$0.3546$0.2587

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
32 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
Up to 15 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
15 Gbps

aws details

API name
m8g.2xlarge
Family
M8g
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
34 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.2566/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10 Gbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
15-20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
62%

m8g.2xlarge 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.2xlarge
AWSm8g.2xlarge832 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$0.359–
AzureD8ps v6832 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.281-22%
D8ps v5832 GiBAmpere Altra$0.308-14%
Google Cloudn4a-standard-8832 GiBGoogle Axion$0.308-14%
t2a-standard-8832 GiBAmpere Altra$0.308-14%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8x86 CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+17%
Linode 32GBx86 CPU · burstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-20%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gbx86 CPU832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-54%
vx1-g-8c-32gx86 CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.24-33%

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.2xlarge FAQ

How much does m8g.2xlarge cost?

m8g.2xlarge costs $0.359 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $262 per month. Across 34 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.2566 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.5722 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.2375 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m8g.2xlarge have?

m8g.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 32 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.2xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.2566 per hour for Linux on demand, 29% less than US East (N. Virginia). m8g.2xlarge is sold in 34 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of m8g.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D8ps v6 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.281/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-standard-8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.308/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-4c-32gb (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.164/hour in New Jersey).