c8in.metal-48xlvsm8in.metal-48xl

c8in.metal-48xl is 19% cheaper than m8in.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,172.48 a month.

At a glancec8in.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xl
On-demand$13.064/hr19% less$16.04/hr
Lowest rate$2.002/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.284/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.

Optionc8in.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xl vs c8in.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$13.064$16.04▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted85% off$2.00286% off$2.284▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$9.46527% off$11.703▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$5.46356% off$7.102▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8in.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$13.064 vs $16.04 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m8in.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8in.metal-48xlm8in.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 differc8in.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8in.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xl
Network300 Gigabit300 Gigabit
Network baseline300 Gbps300 Gbps
Network peak300 Gbps300 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchc8in.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
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 differc8in.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xl
Familyc8inm8in
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
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.

c8in.metal-48xlCompute optimized, c8in family
c8in.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the c8in family

Compare c8in.metal-48xl with

c8i.metal-48xlc8gn.metal-48xlr8in.metal-48xl
m8in.metal-48xlGeneral purpose, m8in family
m8in.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8in family

Compare m8in.metal-48xl with

m8i.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xlr8in.metal-48xl

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