m8a.xlargevsm8g.xlarge

m8g.xlarge is 26% cheaper than m8a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $46.65 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.xlargem8g.xlarge
On-demand$0.2434/hr$0.1795/hr26% less
Lowest rate$0.0593/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0765/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargem8g.xlargem8g.xlarge vs m8a.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2434$0.1795▼ 26%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.059357% off$0.0765▲ 29%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—34% off$0.1188—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—55% off$0.0814—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$0.178927% off$0.1319▼ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.123549% off$0.091▼ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8a.xlarge leads
Clock speedUp to 4.5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
67% higher
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 15
33% higher
Where m8g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1795 vs $0.2434 per hour
26% cheaper

Specs

11 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 10 differm8a.xlargem8g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargem8g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking2 of 8 differm8a.xlargem8g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface2015
Storage1 of 11 differm8a.xlargem8g.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8a.xlargem8g.xlarge
Familym8am8g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8a.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8a.xlargem8g.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.2434$0.1795▼ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.2434$0.1795▼ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.2434$0.1795▼ 26%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.2561$0.1283▼ 50%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.2561$0.1283▼ 50%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2713$0.2001▼ 26%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2713$0.2▼ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.2916$0.2151▼ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.3068$0.2262▼ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3144$0.2319▼ 26%

Keep exploring

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

m8a.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8a family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.