m8g.large
The m8g.large is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
Last updated at Tue May 19 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Memory | 8 GiB |
| Physical Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | Up to 12.5 Gigabit |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS Throughput | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | m8g.large |
| Family | General purpose |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| m8g.medium | 1 | 4 |
| m8g.large | 2 | 8 |
| m8g.xlarge | 4 | 16 |
| m8g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 |
| m8g.4xlarge | 16 | 64 |
| m8g.8xlarge | 32 | 128 |
| m8g.12xlarge | 48 | 192 |
| m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 |
| m8g.24xlarge | 96 | 384 |
| m8g.48xlarge | 192 | 768 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| d3en.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
| im4gn.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
| t2.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
| t3a.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
| g6f.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
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