m8gd.metal-48xlvsm8id.metal-48xl
m8gd.metal-48xl is 12% cheaper than m8id.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,065.22 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.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $11.071/hr12% less | $12.53/hr |
| Lowest rate | $2.511/hr6% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $2.667/hrSpot, 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 | m8gd.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl vs m8gd.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $11.071 | $12.53 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 77% off$2.511 | 79% off$2.667 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$8.107 | 27% off$9.176 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$5.572 | 50% off$6.306 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8gd.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$11.071 vs $12.53 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores192 vs 96
2× higherMax EBS volumes79 vs 64
23% higherWhere m8id.metal-48xl leads
Max network interfaces24 vs 15
60% higherEBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
50% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
23 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m8gd.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.7 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 | m8gd.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | m8gd.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage8 of 12 differ | m8gd.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 3 x 3800 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 6 × 1,900 GB SSD | 3 × 3,800 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 60000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 79 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 9 differ | m8gd.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8gd | m8id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 384 | 384 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m8gd.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8gd.metal-48xl | m8id.metal-48xl | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $7.361 | $13.527 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $11.071 | $12.53 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $11.071 | $12.53 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $11.071 | $12.53 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $11.743 | $13.288 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $11.758 | $13.306 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $12.346 | $13.971 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $12.346 | $13.971 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $12.346 | $13.971 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $12.835 | $14.526 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $13.325 | $15.08 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $13.912 | $15.745 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $14.304 | $16.189 | ▲ 13% |
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