c8ib.32xlargevsr8ib.32xlarge

c8ib.32xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8ib.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,416.18 a month.

At a glancec8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarge
On-demand$8.709/hr35% less$13.389/hr
Lowest rate$2.635/hr43% lessSpot, can be interrupted$4.617/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size128 vCPUs, 256 GiB128 vCPUs, 1024 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.

Optionc8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarge vs c8ib.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$8.709$13.389▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted70% off$2.63566% off$4.617▲ 75%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$6.3128% off$9.70▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$3.64253% off$6.247▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8ib.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$8.709 vs $13.389 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8ib.32xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 256
4× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
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
Memory1 of 1 differc8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)2561,024
Networking1 of 8 differc8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarge
Network133.333 Gigabit133.33 Gigabit
Network baseline133.333 Gbps133.333 Gbps
Network peak133.333 Gbps133.333 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchc8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput100000 Mbps100000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS480,000480,000
EBS max IOPS480,000480,000
Max EBS volumes8888
Instance details2 of 10 differc8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlarge
Familyc8ibr8ib
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor256256
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8ib.32xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8ib.32xlarger8ib.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$8.709$13.389▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$8.709$13.389▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

c8ib.32xlargeCompute optimized, c8ib family
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r8ib.32xlargeMemory optimized, r8ib family
r8ib.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8ib family

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