m8gn.16xlargevsm8in.16xlarge
m8gn.16xlarge is 13% cheaper than m8in.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $504.14 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 | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.656/hr13% less | $5.347/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.8865/hr43% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.569/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 256 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 | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge vs m8gn.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.656 | $5.347 | ▲ 15% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 81% off$0.8865 | 71% off$1.569 | ▲ 77% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$3.397 | 27% off$3.901 | ▲ 15% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 56% off$2.062 | 56% off$2.368 | ▲ 15% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8gn.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.656 vs $5.347 per hour
13% cheaperPhysical cores64 vs 32
2× higherNetwork baseline200 Gbps vs 100 Gbps
2× higherEBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps vs 20,000 Mbps
2× higherWhere m8in.16xlarge leads
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherSpecs
22 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.8 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 | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 200 Gigabit | 100 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 200 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Network peak | 200 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 16 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 160,000 | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 160,000 | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 48 | 48 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8gn | m8in |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 128 |
| 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 m8gn.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8gn.16xlarge | m8in.16xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.656 | $5.347 | ▲ 15% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.656 | $5.347 | ▲ 15% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $5.204 | $5.975 | ▲ 15% |
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.