m7g.12xlargevsm8g.12xlarge
m7g.12xlarge is 9% cheaper than m8g.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $142.93 a month.
| At a glance | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.958/hr9% less | $2.154/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.6567/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.4307/hr34% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge vs m7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.958 | $2.154 | ▲ 10% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 66% off$0.6567 | 80% off$0.4307 | ▼ 34% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$1.296 | 34% off$1.425 | ▲ 10% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$0.8883 | 55% off$0.9772 | ▲ 10% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.439 | 27% off$1.583 | ▲ 10% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.9932 | 49% off$1.093 | ▲ 10% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m7g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.958 vs $2.154 per hour
9% cheaperWhere m8g.12xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higherClock speed2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
8% higherSpecs
6 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 9 differ | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 192 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 22500 Megabit | 22.5 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage1 of 11 differ | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 15000 Mbps | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m7g | m8g |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m7g.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m7g.12xlarge | m8g.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $1.40 | $1.54 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.40 | $1.54 | ▲ 10% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.958 | $2.154 | ▲ 10% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.958 | $2.154 | ▲ 10% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.958 | $2.154 | ▲ 10% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $2.056 | $2.262 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.081 | $2.289 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $2.081 | $2.289 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.081 | $2.289 | ▲ 10% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $2.182 | $2.40 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.183 | $2.401 | ▲ 10% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.183 | $2.401 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.265 | $2.491 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $2.277 | $2.504 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.285 | $2.513 | ▲ 10% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.285 | $2.513 | ▲ 10% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.346 | $2.581 | ▲ 10% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $2.401 | $2.641 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $2.407 | $2.648 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $2.448 | $2.693 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $2.448 | $2.693 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.448 | $2.693 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.448 | $2.693 | ▲ 10% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $2.467 | $2.714 | ▲ 10% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.468 | $2.715 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $2.53 | $2.783 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.53 | $2.783 | ▲ 10% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $2.581 | $2.839 | ▲ 10% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $2.591 | $2.85 | ▲ 10% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $2.693 | $2.962 | ▲ 10% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $2.693 | $2.962 | ▲ 10% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.121 | $3.433 | ▲ 10% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.