m8g.48xlargevsm8i.48xlarge
m8g.48xlarge is 15% cheaper than m8i.48xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,126.83 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $8.617/hr15% less | $10.161/hr |
| Lowest rate | $3.164/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $1.911/hr40% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 192 vCPUs, 768 GiB | 192 vCPUs, 768 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge vs m8g.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $8.617 | $10.161 | ▲ 18% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 63% off$3.164 | 81% off$1.911 | ▼ 40% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$5.70 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$3.909 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$6.331 | 27% off$7.465 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$4.37 | 49% off$5.153 | ▲ 18% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8g.48xlarge leads
On-demand price$8.617 vs $10.161 per hour
15% cheaperPhysical cores192 vs 96
2× higherWhere m8i.48xlarge leads
Max network interfaces24 vs 15
60% higherEBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
50% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 192 | 192 |
| Physical cores | 192 | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage5 of 11 differ | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 60000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 128 | 128 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8g | m8i |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 384 | 384 |
| 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 | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m8g.48xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8g.48xlarge | m8i.48xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $6.159 | $10.69 | ▲ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $6.159 | $10.69 | ▲ 74% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $8.617 | $10.161 | ▲ 18% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $8.617 | $10.161 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $8.617 | $10.161 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $9.156 | $10.795 | ▲ 18% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $9.598 | $11.325 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $9.604 | $11.325 | ▲ 18% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $9.606 | $11.325 | ▲ 18% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $9.606 | $11.325 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $9.965 | $11.748 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $10.053 | $11.854 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $10.053 | $11.854 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $10.324 | $12.172 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $10.593 | $12.489 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $10.771 | $12.701 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $10.771 | $12.701 | ▲ 18% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $10.856 | $12.806 | ▲ 18% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $10.86 | $12.806 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $11.13 | $13.124 | ▲ 18% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $11.401 | $13.442 | ▲ 18% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $13.734 | $16.193 | ▲ 18% |
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.