c8gd.metal-48xlvsc8id.metal-48xl
c8gd.metal-48xl is 12% cheaper than c8id.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $904.03 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $9.406/hr12% less | $10.645/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.628/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $1.274/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 192 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 192 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl vs c8gd.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $9.406 | $10.645 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 83% off$1.628 | 88% off$1.274 | ▼ 22% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$6.79 | 28% off$7.684 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$4.55 | 52% off$5.149 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c8gd.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$9.406 vs $10.645 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores192 vs 96
2× higherMax EBS volumes79 vs 64
23% higherWhere c8id.metal-48xl leads
Max network interfaces24 vs 15
60% higherEBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
50% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
23 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 192 | 192 |
| Physical cores | 192 | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage8 of 12 differ | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 3 x 3800 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 6 × 1,900 GB SSD | 3 × 3,800 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 60000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 79 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 9 differ | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c8gd | c8id |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 384 | 384 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c8gd.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c8gd.metal-48xl | c8id.metal-48xl | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $5.971 | $10.978 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $9.406 | $10.645 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $9.406 | $10.645 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $9.406 | $10.645 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $10.189 | $11.531 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $10.385 | $11.753 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $10.679 | $12.086 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $10.877 | $12.308 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $11.954 | $13.527 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $12.346 | $13.971 | ▲ 13% |
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