m8gn.4xlargevsr8gn.4xlarge

m8gn.4xlarge is 20% cheaper than r8gn.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $214.18 a month.

At a glancem8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge
On-demand$1.164/hr20% less$1.457/hr
Lowest rate$0.3423/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.4792/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionm8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge vs m8gn.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.164$1.457▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted71% off$0.342367% off$0.4792▲ 40%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.849328% off$1.056▲ 24%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.515453% off$0.68▲ 32%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gn.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.164 vs $1.457 per hour
20% cheaper
Where r8gn.4xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)128 vs 64
2× higher

Specs

3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)64128
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge
Network50 Gigabit50 Gigabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchm8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlarge
Familym8gnr8gn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8gn.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gn.4xlarger8gn.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.164$1.457▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.164$1.457▲ 25%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

m8gn.4xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gn family
m8gn.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gn family

Compare m8gn.4xlarge with

c8gn.4xlargem8g.4xlargem8in.4xlarge
r8gn.4xlargeMemory optimized, r8gn family
r8gn.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gn family

Compare r8gn.4xlarge with

c8gn.4xlarger8g.4xlarger8in.4xlarge

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.