m7gd.4xlargevsm8gd.4xlarge

m7gd.4xlarge is 7% cheaper than m8gd.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $49.86 a month.

At a glancem7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlarge
On-demand$0.8543/hr7% less$0.9226/hr
Lowest rate$0.6755/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2108/hr69% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionm7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlarge vs m7gd.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.8543$0.9226▲ 8%
SpotCan be interrupted21% off$0.675577% off$0.2108▼ 69%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.5382——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.369——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.625627% off$0.6756▲ 8%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.4350% off$0.4643▲ 8%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m7gd.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.8543 vs $0.9226 per hour
7% cheaper
Where m8gd.4xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes32 vs 26
23% higher
Clock speed2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
8% higher

Specs

6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differm7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 8 matchm7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline7.5 Gbps7.5 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage2 of 12 differm7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlarge
Storage1 x 950 NVMe SSD1 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 950 GB SSD1 × 950 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00020,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2632
Instance details1 of 10 differm7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlarge
Familym7gdm8gd
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m7gd.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm7gd.4xlargem8gd.4xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.568$0.6134▲ 8%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.8543$0.9226▲ 8%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.8543$0.9226▲ 8%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.8543$0.9226▲ 8%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.897$0.9686▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.9061$0.9786▲ 8%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.9072$0.9798▲ 8%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.9526$1.029▲ 8%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.9526$1.029▲ 8%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.9904$1.07▲ 8%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.9979$1.078▲ 8%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.006$1.086▲ 8%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.028$1.11▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.066$1.151▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.073$1.159▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.104$1.192▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.361$1.47▲ 8%

Keep exploring

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

m7gd.4xlargeGeneral purpose, m7gd family
m7gd.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7gd family

Compare m7gd.4xlarge with

m7g.4xlarger7gd.4xlargec7gd.4xlargem6gd.4xlarge
m8gd.4xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gd family
m8gd.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare m8gd.4xlarge with

m8g.4xlarger8gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlargem8id.4xlargem9gd.4xlarge

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 50–57% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

Connect AWS account

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