m2.4xlarge
**Upgrade M2 to R4 where possible, do not use for new applications** The R4 family of instances provide a newer Intel Xeon processor, up to 488 GiB of RAM, are EBS optimized by default and support for Enhanced Networking with up to 25 Gbps offering lower latency, and low jitter.
The m2.4xlarge is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Memory | 68.4 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon Family |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | High |
| Enhanced Networking | No |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | 2 x 840 SSD |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | No |
| Instance Type | m2.4xlarge |
| Family | Memory optimized |
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| m2.xlarge | 2 | 17 |
| m2.2xlarge | 4 | 34 |
| m2.4xlarge | 8 | 68 |
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| i8ge.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| r8a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| r8g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| i8g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| r8gb.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
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