m6id.24xlargevsm8id.24xlarge
m6id.24xlarge is 9% cheaper than m8id.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $415.95 a month.
| At a glance | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.695/hr9% less | $6.265/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.01/hr26% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.367/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge vs m6id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.695 | $6.265 | ▲ 10% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 82% off$1.01 | 78% off$1.367 | ▲ 35% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$3.588 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$2.46 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$4.171 | 27% off$4.588 | ▲ 10% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$2.866 | 50% off$3.153 | ▲ 10% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6id.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.695 vs $6.265 per hour
9% cheaperWhere m8id.24xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes64 vs 23
2.8× higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
11% higherSpecs
13 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 10 differ | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 37500 Megabit | 40000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 37.5 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Network peak | 37.5 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage3 of 12 differ | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 4 x 1425 NVMe SSD | 2 x 2850 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 4 × 1,425 GB SSD | 2 × 2,850 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 30000 Mbps | 30000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 23 | 64 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6id | m8id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6id.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6id.24xlarge | m8id.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.695 | $6.265 | ▲ 10% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $5.695 | $6.265 | ▲ 10% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.695 | $6.265 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $6.04 | $6.644 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $6.149 | $6.764 | ▲ 10% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $6.35 | $6.985 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $6.35 | $6.985 | ▲ 10% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $6.35 | $6.985 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $6.602 | $7.263 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $6.854 | $7.54 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $7.157 | $7.872 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $7.358 | $8.094 | ▲ 10% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.