m8gb.48xlargevsm8ib.48xlarge
m8gb.48xlarge is 13% cheaper than m8ib.48xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,512.34 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 | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $13.968/hr13% less | $16.04/hr |
| Lowest rate | $3.986/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $3.437/hr14% 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 | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge vs m8gb.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $13.968 | $16.04 | ▲ 15% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 71% off$3.986 | 79% off$3.437 | ▼ 14% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$10.192 | 27% off$11.703 | ▲ 15% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 56% off$6.185 | 56% off$7.102 | ▲ 15% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8gb.48xlarge leads
On-demand price$13.968 vs $16.04 per hour
13% cheaperPhysical cores192 vs 96
2× higherNetwork baseline400 Gbps vs 200 Gbps
2× higherEBS baseline bandwidth300,000 Mbps vs 150,000 Mbps
2× higherWhere m8ib.48xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherSpecs
22 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.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 | 2.8 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 | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| Networking5 of 9 differ | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 400 Gigabit | 200 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 400 Gbps | 200 Gbps |
| Network peak | 400 Gbps | 200 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 24 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Network cards | 2 | – |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 300000 Mbps | 150000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 300,000 Mbps | 150,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 300,000 Mbps | 150,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 37,500 MB/s | 18,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 37,500 MB/s | 18,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 1,440,000 | 720,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 1,440,000 | 720,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 128 | 128 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8gb | m8ib |
| 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 m8gb.48xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8gb.48xlarge | m8ib.48xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $13.968 | $16.04 | ▲ 15% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $13.968 | $16.04 | ▲ 15% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $15.611 | $17.926 | ▲ 15% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.