m8gd.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M8gd family

The m8gd.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 $2.454 per hour on demand.

general purposearm64aws graviton
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$3.69

$2,694/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
21

across 5 areas

m8gd.16xlarge price by region

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

Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$2.454
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$3.69
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$3.69
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$3.69
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$3.875
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$3.914
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$3.919
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$4.115
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$4.115
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$4.115
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$4.278
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$4.311
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$4.344
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$4.442
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$4.605
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$4.637
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$4.637
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$4.672
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$4.672
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$4.768
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$5.878

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
3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)
Storage detail
2 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Network
30 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
30 Gbps

aws details

API name
m8gd.16xlarge
Family
M8gd
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
21 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $2.454/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
20000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
128
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
15-20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
74%

m8gd.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 m8gd.16xlarge
AWSm8gd.16xlarge64256 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$3.69–
AzureD64pds v664256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$2.938-20%
D64ps v664256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$2.246-39%
Google Cloudc4a-standard-64-lssd64256 GiBGoogle Axion$3.737+1%
n4a-standard-6464256 GiBGoogle Axion$2.464-33%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x64x86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36-9%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less) · x86 CPU56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456-6%
Vultrvx1-g-64c-256g-3840sx86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$2.446-34%
vx1-g-64c-256gx86 CPU64256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-48%

M8gd family sizes

all about M8gd→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
m8gd.medium14 GiB59 GB NVME$0.0577$42.09
m8gd.large28 GiB118 GB NVME$0.1153$84.18
m8gd.xlarge416 GiB237 GB NVME$0.2306$168
m8gd.2xlarge832 GiB475 GB NVME$0.4613$337
m8gd.4xlarge1664 GiB950 GB NVME$0.9226$673
m8gd.8xlarge32128 GiB1.9 TB NVME$1.845$1,347
m8gd.12xlarge48192 GiB2.9 TB NVME (3 disks)$2.768$2,020
m8gd.16xlarge64256 GiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$3.69$2,694
m8gd.24xlarge96384 GiB5.7 TB NVME (3 disks)$5.535$4,041
m8gd.metal-24xl96384 GiB5.7 TB NVME (3 disks)$5.535$4,041
m8gd.48xlarge192768 GiB11.4 TB NVME (6 disks)$11.07$8,082
m8gd.metal-48xl192768 GiB11.4 TB NVME (6 disks)$11.07$8,082

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m8gd.16xlarge FAQ

How much does m8gd.16xlarge cost?

m8gd.16xlarge costs $3.69 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,694 per month. Across 21 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.454 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $5.878 in South America (Sao Paulo).

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m8gd.16xlarge have?

m8gd.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 M8gd family.

What is the cheapest region for m8gd.16xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $2.454 per hour for Linux on demand, 34% less than US East (N. Virginia). m8gd.16xlarge is sold in 21 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of m8gd.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D64pds v6 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.938/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4a-standard-64-lssd (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.737/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-64c-256g-3840s (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.446/hour in Seattle).