m8gd.xlargevsm8id.xlarge
m8gd.xlarge is 12% cheaper than m8id.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $22.19 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.xlarge | m8id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.2306/hr12% less | $0.261/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0705/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0794/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlarge | m8id.xlarge | m8id.xlarge vs m8gd.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.2306 | $0.261 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 69% off$0.0705 | 70% off$0.0794 | ▲ 13% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.1689 | 27% off$0.1912 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$0.1161 | 50% off$0.1314 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2306 vs $0.261 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherWhere m8id.xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
13 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m8gd.xlarge | m8id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| 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.xlarge | m8id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 | 16 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | m8gd.xlarge | m8id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 1.875 Gbps | 1.875 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 30 |
| Storage1 of 12 differ | m8gd.xlarge | m8id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 237 GB SSD | 1 × 237 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | m8gd.xlarge | m8id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8gd | m8id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| 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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8gd.xlarge | m8id.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.1534 | $0.2818 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.2306 | $0.261 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.2306 | $0.261 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.2306 | $0.261 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.2446 | $0.2768 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.245 | $0.2772 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.2572 | $0.2911 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.2572 | $0.2911 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.2572 | $0.2911 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.2674 | $0.3026 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.2776 | $0.3142 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.2898 | $0.328 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.298 | $0.3373 | ▲ 13% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.