Instances›AWS EC2›m8azn›m8azn.medium
Compute
vCPUs1
Memory4 GiB
Mem / vCPU4.00 GiB
ProcessorEPYC 9575F
Clock speedUp to 5 GHz
Architecturex86_64
Storage
TypeEBS only
Bandwidth15,000 Mbps
Throughput1875 MB/s
IOPS60,000
Networking
PerformanceUp to 25 Gigabit
Max ENIs3
IPv6Yes
GPUNone
Family sizes
m8azn.medium1 vCPU · 4 GiB
m8azn.large2 vCPU · 8 GiB
m8azn.xlarge4 vCPU · 16 GiB
m8azn.3xlarge12 vCPU · 48 GiB
m8azn.6xlarge24 vCPU · 96 GiB
m8azn.12xlarge48 vCPU · 192 GiB
m8azn.metal-12xl48 vCPU · 192 GiB
m8azn.24xlarge96 vCPU · 384 GiB
m8azn.metal-24xl96 vCPU · 384 GiB
m8azn.medium

The m8azn.medium pairs 1 vCPU with 4 GiB of RAM, the 4.00 GiB-per-vCPU ratio that marks a general-purpose instance. In the name, "m" is the general-purpose line, "8" is the generation, "azn" marks AMD processors, a higher clock and enhanced networking and "medium" is the size within the m8azn family. It runs on AMD EPYC 9575F at Up to 5 GHz, and AWS introduced it in February 2026. AWS has since shipped m9g; m9g.medium is the direct replacement at this size. gp.vs2.medium is the closest Spot shape: 2 vCPU and 4 GiB, so 1 more vCPU and the same memory, $0.103/hr on AWS in US East (N. Virginia), from $0.002/hr on Rackspace Spot.

Pricing by region
1 hr
RegionAWS on-demandAWS Spot1-yr Reserved3-yr ReservedRackspace SpotYou save
US East, N. Virginia$0.103$0.025$0.002
$0.101 savings
US Central, Chicagono AWS region$0.016
US Central, Dallasno AWS region$0.006
Hong Kong$0.002
Sydney, Australia$0.006
London, UK$0.041
US West, San Jose$0.011
US Central, Dallas 2no AWS region$0.021
US East, N. Virginia 2$0.103$0.025$0.011
$0.092 savings
When to use it
Good for
  • ●Backend services with no single dominant resource
  • ●Queue workers and scheduled jobs
  • ●Web and application servers with mixed CPU and memory demand
  • ●Workloads that fit inside 4 GiB of RAM
  • ●Small, steady services that do not need more than 1 vCPU
  • ●Network-heavy services — AWS rates this size at Up to 25 Gigabit
Avoid if
  • ●The working set needs more than 4 GiB of RAM
  • ●Sustained full-core CPU load. A compute-optimized family costs less per unit of work.
  • ●More than 4.00 GiB of RAM per vCPU is needed — that ratio is fixed for the whole family
  • ●Local NVMe or instance-store disk is a hard requirement
  • ●GPU or FPGA acceleration is needed
Stop overpaying AWS. This compute costs $75/mo on AWS vs $1/mo on Rackspace Spot.
  • Spot sells spare capacity at market prices. It is the cheapest compute on the internet.
  • Prices are set by supply and demand. You pay what the market decides.
  • Compute is delivered as fully managed Kubernetes. All infrastructure is taken care of.
  • Egress costs $0.01/GB after the free allowance. AWS charges $0.09/GB.
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