m8gb.xlargevsm8ib.xlarge

m8gb.xlarge is 13% cheaper than m8ib.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $31.54 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 glancem8gb.xlargem8ib.xlarge
On-demand$0.291/hr13% less$0.3342/hr
Lowest rate$0.129/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1117/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm8gb.xlargem8ib.xlargem8ib.xlarge vs m8gb.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.291$0.3342▲ 15%
SpotCan be interrupted56% off$0.12967% off$0.1117▼ 13%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.212327% off$0.2438▲ 15%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.128956% off$0.148▲ 15%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gb.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.291 vs $0.3342 per hour
13% cheaper
Network baseline8.333 Gbps vs 4.166 Gbps
2× higher
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps vs 3,125 Mbps
2× higher
Where m8ib.xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higher

Specs

17 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differm8gb.xlargem8ib.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8gb.xlargem8ib.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking4 of 8 differm8gb.xlargem8ib.xlarge
NetworkUp to 26.667 GigabitUp to 20 Gigabit
Network baseline8.333 Gbps4.166 Gbps
Network peak26.666 Gbps20 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage3 of 11 differm8gb.xlargem8ib.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps3,125 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput781.25 MB/s390.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS30,00015,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gb.xlargem8ib.xlarge
Familym8gbm8ib
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm8gb.xlargem8ib.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.291$0.3342▲ 15%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.291$0.3342▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3252$0.3735▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare m8gb.xlarge with

c8gb.xlargem8g.xlarget4g.xlarger8gb.xlarge
m8ib.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8ib family
m8ib.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8ib family

Compare m8ib.xlarge with

m8i.xlarget3.xlarger8ib.xlarget2.xlargec8ib.xlarge

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