c8i.metal-48xlvsc8ib.metal-48xl

c8i.metal-48xl is 31% cheaper than c8ib.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,969.28 a month.

At a glancec8i.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xl
On-demand$8.996/hr31% less$13.064/hr
Lowest rate$2.094/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.134/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc8i.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xl vs c8i.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$8.996$13.064▲ 45%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$2.09484% off$2.134▲ 2%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$6.50128% off$9.465▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$4.34458% off$5.463▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8i.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$8.996 vs $13.064 per hour
31% cheaper
Where c8ib.metal-48xl leads
EBS baseline IOPS720,000 vs 240,000
3× higher
Network baseline200 Gbps vs 75 Gbps
2.7× higher

Specs

11 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8i.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores9696
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMXIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc8i.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking3 of 8 differc8i.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xl
Network75000 Megabit200 Gigabit
Network baseline75 Gbps200 Gbps
Network peak75 Gbps200 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Storage7 of 11 differc8i.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput60000 Mbps150000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps150,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth60,000 Mbps150,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput7,500 MB/s18,750 MB/s
EBS max throughput7,500 MB/s18,750 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000720,000
EBS max IOPS240,000720,000
Max EBS volumes6464
Instance details1 of 9 differc8i.metal-48xlc8ib.metal-48xl
Familyc8ic8ib
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c8i.metal-48xlCompute optimized, c8i family
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