c8i.metal-96xlvsc8ib.metal-96xl

c8i.metal-96xl is 31% cheaper than c8ib.metal-96xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $5,938.62 a month.

At a glancec8i.metal-96xlc8ib.metal-96xl
On-demand$17.992/hr31% less$26.127/hr
Lowest rate$2.87/hr7% lessSpot, can be interrupted$3.081/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size384 vCPUs, 768 GiB384 vCPUs, 768 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-96xlc8ib.metal-96xlc8ib.metal-96xl vs c8i.metal-96xl
On-demandPay by the hour$17.992$26.127▲ 45%
SpotCan be interrupted84% off$2.8788% off$3.081▲ 7%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$13.00228% off$18.929▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$8.68758% off$10.926▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8i.metal-96xl leads
On-demand price$17.992 vs $26.127 per hour
31% cheaper
Max EBS volumes79 vs 78
1% higher
Where c8ib.metal-96xl leads
Network baseline400 Gbps vs 100 Gbps
4× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth300,000 Mbps vs 80,000 Mbps
3.8× higher

Specs

13 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8i.metal-96xlc8ib.metal-96xl
vCPUs384384
Physical cores192192
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-96xlc8ib.metal-96xl
Memory (GiB)768768
Networking4 of 9 differc8i.metal-96xlc8ib.metal-96xl
Network100000 Megabit400 Gigabit
Network baseline100 Gbps400 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps400 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Network cards–2
Storage8 of 11 differc8i.metal-96xlc8ib.metal-96xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput80000 Mbps300000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth80,000 Mbps300,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth80,000 Mbps300,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput10,000 MB/s37,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput10,000 MB/s37,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS480,0001,440,000
EBS max IOPS480,0001,440,000
Max EBS volumes7978
Instance details1 of 9 differc8i.metal-96xlc8ib.metal-96xl
Familyc8ic8ib
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor768768
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

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