m8a.metal-24xlvsm8g.metal-24xl

m8g.metal-24xl is 26% cheaper than m8a.metal-24xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,119.89 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancem8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xl
On-demand$5.843/hr$4.309/hr26% less
Lowest rate$1.27/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.012/hr20% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xl vs m8a.metal-24xl
On-demandPay by the hour$5.843$4.309▼ 26%
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$1.2777% off$1.012▼ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—34% off$2.85—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—55% off$1.954—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$4.29227% off$3.165▼ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$2.96349% off$2.185▼ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8a.metal-24xl leads
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
67% higher
Max EBS volumes64 vs 39
64% higher
IPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higher
Where m8g.metal-24xl leads
On-demand price$4.309 vs $5.843 per hour
26% cheaper

Specs

13 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 10 differm8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xl
vCPUs9696
Physical cores9696
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAMDAWS
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock4.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512–
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xl
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking4 of 8 differm8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xl
Network40000 Megabit40 Gigabit
Network baseline40 Gbps40 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1615
IPv4 addresses per interface6450
Storage1 of 11 differm8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput30000 Mbps30000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,750 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,750 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS120,000120,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes6439
Instance details2 of 9 differm8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xl
Familym8am8g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor192192
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8a.metal-24xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8a.metal-24xlm8g.metal-24xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.843$4.309▼ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.843$4.309▼ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.843$4.309▼ 26%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$6.146$3.08▼ 50%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$6.147$3.08▼ 50%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$6.512$4.802▼ 26%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$6.512$4.799▼ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.998$5.162▼ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$7.364$5.43▼ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$7.547$5.565▼ 26%

Keep exploring

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

m8a.metal-24xlGeneral purpose, m8a family
m8a.metal-24xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8a family

Compare m8a.metal-24xl with

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m8g.metal-24xlGeneral purpose, m8g family
m8g.metal-24xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare m8g.metal-24xl with

c8g.metal-24xlr8g.metal-24xlm8gd.metal-24xlm8gb.metal-24xlm8gn.metal-24xl

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