c8id.12xlargevsm8id.12xlarge

c8id.12xlarge is 15% cheaper than m8id.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $344.12 a month.

At a glancec8id.12xlargem8id.12xlarge
On-demand$2.661/hr15% less$3.132/hr
Lowest rate$0.6545/hr25% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8757/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 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.

Optionc8id.12xlargem8id.12xlargem8id.12xlarge vs c8id.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.661$3.132▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.654572% off$0.8757▲ 34%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.92127% off$2.294▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$1.28750% off$1.577▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8id.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.661 vs $3.132 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m8id.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)192 vs 96
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8id.12xlargem8id.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
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 differc8id.12xlargem8id.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)96192
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8id.12xlargem8id.12xlarge
Network22500 Megabit22500 Megabit
Network baseline22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Network peak22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1212
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 12 matchc8id.12xlargem8id.12xlarge
Storage1 x 2850 NVMe SSD1 x 2850 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 2,850 GB SSD1 × 2,850 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput15000 Mbps15000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc8id.12xlargem8id.12xlarge
Familyc8idm8id
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
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 c8id.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8id.12xlargem8id.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.661$3.132▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.661$3.132▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.661$3.132▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.744$3.382▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$2.883$3.326▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.938$3.493▲ 19%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.022$3.493▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.077$3.77▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.382$4.047▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.493$3.936▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

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