c8id.metal-48xlvsm8id.metal-48xl

c8id.metal-48xl is 15% cheaper than m8id.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,376.34 a month.

At a glancec8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xl
On-demand$10.645/hr15% less$12.53/hr
Lowest rate$1.274/hr52% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.667/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 384 GiB192 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.

Optionc8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xl vs c8id.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$10.645$12.53▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted88% off$1.27479% off$2.667▲ 109%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$7.68427% off$9.176▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$5.14950% off$6.306▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8id.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$10.645 vs $12.53 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m8id.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8id.metal-48xlm8id.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
Memory1 of 1 differc8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xl
Network75000 Megabit75000 Megabit
Network baseline75 Gbps75 Gbps
Network peak75 Gbps75 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 12 matchc8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xl
Storage3 x 3800 NVMe SSD3 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks3 × 3,800 GB SSD3 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput60000 Mbps60000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes6464
Instance details2 of 9 differc8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xl
Familyc8idm8id
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8id.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8id.metal-48xlm8id.metal-48xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$10.645$12.53▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$10.645$12.53▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$10.645$12.53▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$10.978$13.527▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$11.531$13.306▲ 15%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$11.753$13.971▲ 19%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$12.086$13.971▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$12.308$15.08▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$13.527$16.189▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$13.971$15.745▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

c8id.metal-48xlCompute optimized, c8id family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.