m8a.metal-24xlvsr8a.metal-24xl

m8a.metal-24xl is 24% cheaper than r8a.metal-24xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,332.91 a month.

At a glancem8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xl
On-demand$5.843/hr24% less$7.668/hr
Lowest rate$1.27/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.375/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xl vs m8a.metal-24xl
On-demandPay by the hour$5.843$7.668▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$1.2782% off$1.375▲ 8%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$4.29228% off$5.556▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$2.96348% off$4.00▲ 35%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8a.metal-24xl leads
On-demand price$5.843 vs $7.668 per hour
24% cheaper
Where r8a.metal-24xl leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xl
vCPUs9696
Physical cores9696
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHzUp to 4.5 GHz
Sustained clock4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xl
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xl
Network40000 Megabit40000 Megabit
Network baseline40 Gbps40 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 11 matchm8a.metal-24xlr8a.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 volumes6464
Instance details2 of 9 differm8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xl
Familym8ar8a
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor192192
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm8a.metal-24xlr8a.metal-24xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.843$7.668▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.843$7.668▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.843$7.668▲ 31%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$6.512$8.581▲ 32%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$6.512$8.581▲ 32%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.998$9.251▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$7.547$9.251▲ 23%

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

m8g.metal-24xlc8a.metal-24xlm8azn.metal-24xl
r8a.metal-24xlMemory optimized, r8a family
r8a.metal-24xl prices and specsEvery size in the r8a family

Compare r8a.metal-24xl with

r8g.metal-24xlc8a.metal-24xl

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