EC2 Instance Type – m6a.large
The m6a.large instance is part of the m6a series, featuring 2 vCPUs and Up to 12500 Megabit of RAM, with General Purpose. It is available at a rate of $0.0864/hour.
m6a Family :
Amazon EC2 M6a instances, featuring 3rd generation AMD EPYC processors, are well-suited for general purpose workloads.
Features
Equipped with up to 3.6 GHz 3rd generation AMD EPYC processors (AMD EPYC 7R13)
Delivers up to 35% better compute price performance compared to M5a instances
Provides up to 50 Gbps of networking speed
Offers up to 40 Gbps of bandwidth to Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Includes an instance size with up to 192 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory
SAP-certified instances
Supports Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) on the 48xlarge size
Built on the AWS Nitro System, combining dedicated hardware with a lightweight hypervisor
Includes always-on memory encryption with AMD Transparent Single Key Memory Encryption (TSME)
Supports new AMD Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX-2) instructions for accelerated execution of cryptographic algorithms
Credits: AWS Resources, Updated At: 2024-08-23
Use Cases
SAP-Certified instances fit for backend workloads supporting enterprise applications such as Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, SAP Business Suite, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, multiplayer gaming servers, caching systems, and development environments.
m6a Instance Type Family
| Instances | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| m6a.large | 2 | 8 GiB |
| m6a.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
| m6a.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB |
| m6a.4xlarge | 16 | 64 GiB |
| m6a.8xlarge | 32 | 128 GiB |
| m6a.12xlarge | 48 | 192 GiB |
| m6a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 GiB |
| m6a.24xlarge | 96 | 384 GiB |
| m6a.32xlarge | 128 | 512 GiB |
| m6a.metal | 192 | 768 GiB |
| m6a.48xlarge | 192 | 768 GiB |
m6a.large vs Others
EC2 Instance - m6a.large Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | m6a.large |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | M6a |
| Family Category | General Purpose |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 0.0864 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 2 |
| Memory | 8 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Processor Architecture | 64-bit |
| Operating System | Linux |
| EBS Optimized | NA |
| Tenancy | Shared |
| Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| GPU | NA |
| ECU | 0.0000 |
| Virtualization | HVM |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| ENA Support | True |
EC2 Instance - m6a.large Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | $0.0556 | $40.55 |
| Hyderabad | $0.0556 | $40.55 |
| Oregon | $0.0864 | $63.07 |
| Ohio | $0.0864 | $63.07 |
| Ireland | $0.0963 | $70.30 |
| Central | $0.0963 | $70.30 |
| London | $0.0999 | $72.93 |
| N. California | $0.1008 | $73.58 |
| Milan | $0.1008 | $73.58 |
| Frankfurt | $0.1035 | $75.55 |
| Sydney | $0.1080 | $78.84 |
| Singapore | $0.1080 | $78.84 |
| Tokyo | $0.1116 | $81.47 |
| Sao Paulo | $0.1377 | $100.52 |