m7gd.8xlargevsm8gd.8xlarge
m7gd.8xlarge is 7% cheaper than m8gd.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $99.65 a month.
| At a glance | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.709/hr7% less | $1.845/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.9116/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.5661/hr38% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 128 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 | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge vs m7gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.709 | $1.845 | ▲ 8% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 47% off$0.9116 | 69% off$0.5661 | ▼ 38% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.076 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.7381 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.251 | 27% off$1.351 | ▲ 8% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$0.8599 | 50% off$0.9287 | ▲ 8% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m7gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.709 vs $1.845 per hour
7% cheaperWhere m8gd.8xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes32 vs 26
23% higherClock speed2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
8% higherSpecs
5 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 9 differ | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| 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 | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 128 |
| NetworkingAll 8 match | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 15 Gigabit | 15 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps | 15 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 12 differ | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 10000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m7gd | m8gd |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m7gd.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m7gd.8xlarge | m8gd.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.136 | $1.227 | ▲ 8% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.709 | $1.845 | ▲ 8% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.709 | $1.845 | ▲ 8% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.709 | $1.845 | ▲ 8% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $1.794 | $1.937 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.812 | $1.957 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.814 | $1.96 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.905 | $2.058 | ▲ 8% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.905 | $2.058 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.981 | $2.139 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.996 | $2.155 | ▲ 8% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.011 | $2.172 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.056 | $2.221 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.132 | $2.302 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.147 | $2.319 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.208 | $2.384 | ▲ 8% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $2.722 | $2.939 | ▲ 8% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.