c8in.metal-96xlvsm8in.metal-96xl

c8in.metal-96xl is 19% cheaper than m8in.metal-96xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,344.96 a month.

At a glancec8in.metal-96xlm8in.metal-96xl
On-demand$26.127/hr19% less$32.079/hr
Lowest rate$2.613/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$3.208/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size384 vCPUs, 768 GiB384 vCPUs, 1536 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-96xlm8in.metal-96xlm8in.metal-96xl vs c8in.metal-96xl
On-demandPay by the hour$26.127$32.079▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted90% off$2.61390% off$3.208▲ 23%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$18.92927% off$23.407▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$10.92656% off$14.205▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8in.metal-96xl leads
On-demand price$26.127 vs $32.079 per hour
19% cheaper
Where m8in.metal-96xl leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 768
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc8in.metal-96xlm8in.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
Memory1 of 1 differc8in.metal-96xlm8in.metal-96xl
Memory (GiB)7681,536
NetworkingAll 9 matchc8in.metal-96xlm8in.metal-96xl
Network600 Gigabit600 Gigabit
Network baseline600 Gbps600 Gbps
Network peak600 Gbps600 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Network cards22
StorageAll 11 matchc8in.metal-96xlm8in.metal-96xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput120000 Mbps120000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth120,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth120,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput15,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput15,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS480,000480,000
EBS max IOPS480,000480,000
Max EBS volumes7878
Instance details2 of 9 differc8in.metal-96xlm8in.metal-96xl
Familyc8inm8in
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor768768
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-96xlCompute optimized, c8in family
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