m8gd.4xlargevsm8id.4xlarge
m8gd.4xlarge is 12% cheaper than m8id.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $88.77 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.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.9226/hr12% less | $1.044/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2108/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.1653/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 64 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.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge vs m8gd.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.9226 | $1.044 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 77% off$0.2108 | 84% off$0.1653 | ▼ 22% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.6756 | 27% off$0.7646 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$0.4643 | 50% off$0.5255 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8gd.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.9226 vs $1.044 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores16 vs 8
2× higherWhere m8id.4xlarge 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.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| 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.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | m8gd.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 15 Gigabit | Up to 15000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 7.5 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 50 |
| Storage1 of 12 differ | m8gd.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 950 NVMe SSD | 1 x 950 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 950 GB SSD | 1 × 950 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 5,000 Mbps | 5,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 625 MB/s | 625 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | m8gd.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8gd | m8id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 | 32 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m8gd.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8gd.4xlarge | m8id.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.6134 | $1.127 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.9226 | $1.044 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.9226 | $1.044 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.9226 | $1.044 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.9786 | $1.107 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.9798 | $1.109 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.029 | $1.164 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.029 | $1.164 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.029 | $1.164 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.07 | $1.21 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.11 | $1.257 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.159 | $1.312 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.192 | $1.349 | ▲ 13% |
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.