m8g.12xlargevsm8gd.12xlarge
m8g.12xlarge is 22% cheaper than m8gd.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $447.86 a month.
| At a glance | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.154/hr22% less | $2.768/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.4307/hr83% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $2.59/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 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 | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge vs m8g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.154 | $2.768 | ▲ 28% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.4307 | 6% off$2.59 | ▲ 501% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$1.425 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$0.9772 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.583 | 27% off$2.027 | ▲ 28% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$1.093 | 50% off$1.393 | ▲ 28% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.154 vs $2.768 per hour
22% cheaperWhere m8gd.12xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 9 match | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 192 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 22.5 Gigabit | 22500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage2 of 12 differ | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | 3 x 950 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 3 × 950 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 15000 Mbps | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8g | m8gd |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m8g.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8g.12xlarge | m8gd.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.54 | $1.84 | ▲ 20% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.154 | $2.768 | ▲ 28% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.154 | $2.768 | ▲ 28% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.154 | $2.768 | ▲ 28% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $2.262 | $2.906 | ▲ 28% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.289 | $2.936 | ▲ 28% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.289 | $2.939 | ▲ 28% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $2.40 | $3.086 | ▲ 29% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.401 | $3.086 | ▲ 29% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.401 | $3.086 | ▲ 29% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.491 | $3.209 | ▲ 29% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.513 | $3.233 | ▲ 29% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.513 | $3.258 | ▲ 30% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.581 | $3.331 | ▲ 29% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $2.693 | $3.478 | ▲ 29% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.693 | $3.454 | ▲ 28% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.693 | $3.478 | ▲ 29% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $2.714 | $3.504 | ▲ 29% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.715 | $3.504 | ▲ 29% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.783 | $3.576 | ▲ 29% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.433 | $4.409 | ▲ 28% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.