m8g.metal-48xlvsm8gn.metal-48xl

m8g.metal-48xl is 38% cheaper than m8gn.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,906.23 a month.

At a glancem8g.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xl
On-demand$8.617/hr38% less$13.968/hr
Lowest rate$2.096/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.367/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 768 GiB192 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm8g.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xl vs m8g.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$8.617$13.968▲ 62%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$2.09683% off$2.367▲ 13%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$5.70——
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$3.909——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$6.33127% off$10.192▲ 61%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$4.3756% off$6.185▲ 42%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8g.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$8.617 vs $13.968 per hour
38% cheaper
Max EBS volumes79 vs 78
1% higher
Where m8gn.metal-48xl leads
Network baseline600 Gbps vs 50 Gbps
12× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth120,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
3× higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higher

Specs

15 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differm8g.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores192192
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8g.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)768768
Networking5 of 9 differm8g.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xl
Network50 Gigabit600 Gigabit
Network baseline50 Gbps600 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps600 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1524
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Network cards–2
Storage8 of 11 differm8g.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput40000 Mbps120000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000480,000
EBS max IOPS240,000480,000
Max EBS volumes7978
Instance details1 of 9 differm8g.metal-48xlm8gn.metal-48xl
Familym8gm8gn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

Keep exploring

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

m8g.metal-48xlGeneral purpose, m8g family
m8g.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare m8g.metal-48xl with

c8g.metal-48xlm8i.metal-48xlr8g.metal-48xlm8a.metal-48xlm8gd.metal-48xlm8gb.metal-48xlm9g.metal-48xl
m8gn.metal-48xlGeneral purpose, m8gn family
m8gn.metal-48xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8gn family

Compare m8gn.metal-48xl with

c8gn.metal-48xlm8in.metal-48xlr8gn.metal-48xl

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