m8gb.16xlargevsr8gb.16xlarge

m8gb.16xlarge is 20% cheaper than r8gb.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $856.87 a month.

At a glancem8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarge
On-demand$4.656/hr20% less$5.83/hr
Lowest rate$0.9147/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.294/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionm8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarge vs m8gb.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.656$5.83▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.914778% off$1.294▲ 42%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$3.39728% off$4.224▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$2.06253% off$2.72▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gb.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.656 vs $5.83 per hour
20% cheaper
Where r8gb.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)256512
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarge
Network133.333 Gigabit133.333 Gigabit
Network baseline133.333 Gbps133.333 Gbps
Network peak133.333 Gbps133.333 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchm8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput100000 Mbps100000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS480,000480,000
EBS max IOPS480,000480,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlarge
Familym8gbr8gb
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8gb.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gb.16xlarger8gb.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.656$5.83▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.656$5.83▲ 25%

Keep exploring

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

m8gb.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gb family
m8gb.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gb family

Compare m8gb.16xlarge with

c8gb.16xlargem8g.16xlargem8ib.16xlarge
r8gb.16xlargeMemory optimized, r8gb family
r8gb.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gb family

Compare r8gb.16xlarge with

c8gb.16xlarger8g.16xlarger8ib.16xlarge

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