c8gn.metal-48xlvsr8gn.metal-48xl

c8gn.metal-48xl is 35% cheaper than r8gn.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,462.71 a month.

At a glancec8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl
On-demand$11.376/hr35% less$17.489/hr
Lowest rate$1.52/hr38% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.462/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl vs c8gn.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$11.376$17.489▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted87% off$1.5286% off$2.462▲ 62%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$8.24228% off$12.671▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$4.75753% off$8.16▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gn.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$11.376 vs $17.489 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gn.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 384
4× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)3841,536
NetworkingAll 9 matchc8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl
Network600 Gigabit600 Gigabit
Network baseline600 Gbps600 Gbps
Network peak600 Gbps600 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Network cards22
StorageAll 11 matchc8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput120000 Mbps120000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth120,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth120,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput15,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput15,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS480,000480,000
EBS max IOPS480,000480,000
Max EBS volumes7878
Instance details2 of 9 differc8gn.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl
Familyc8gnr8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.