m8gd.12xlargevsm8id.12xlarge
m8gd.12xlarge is 12% cheaper than m8id.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $266.30 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 | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.768/hr12% less | $3.132/hr |
| Lowest rate | $2.59/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.8757/hr66% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 192 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 | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge vs m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.768 | $3.132 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 6% off$2.59 | 72% off$0.8757 | ▼ 66% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$2.027 | 27% off$2.294 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$1.393 | 50% off$1.577 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8gd.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.768 vs $3.132 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores48 vs 24
2× higherWhere m8id.12xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface50 vs 30
67% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
14 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 24 |
| 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 | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 192 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 22500 Megabit | 22500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 12 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 50 |
| Storage2 of 12 differ | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 3 x 950 NVMe SSD | 1 x 2850 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 3 × 950 GB SSD | 1 × 2,850 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 15000 Mbps | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8gd | m8id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| 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 m8gd.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8gd.12xlarge | m8id.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.84 | $3.382 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.768 | $3.132 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.768 | $3.132 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.768 | $3.132 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.936 | $3.322 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.939 | $3.326 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $3.086 | $3.493 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $3.086 | $3.493 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $3.086 | $3.493 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $3.209 | $3.631 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.331 | $3.77 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.478 | $3.936 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.576 | $4.047 | ▲ 13% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.