m8i.16xlargevsm8idn.16xlarge

m8i.16xlarge is 45% cheaper than m8idn.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,987.94 a month.

At a glancem8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlarge
On-demand$3.387/hr45% less$6.11/hr
Lowest rate$0.8179/hr59% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.975/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlargem8idn.16xlarge vs m8i.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.387$6.11▲ 80%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$0.817968% off$1.975▲ 141%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$2.48827% off$4.465▲ 79%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$1.71855% off$2.731▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8i.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.387 vs $6.11 per hour
45% cheaper
Where m8idn.16xlarge leads
Network baseline100 Gbps vs 30 Gbps
3.3× higher

Specs

6 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMXIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking3 of 8 differm8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlarge
Network30000 Megabit100 Gigabit
Network baseline30 Gbps100 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps100 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Storage2 of 12 differm8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput20000 Mbps20000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details1 of 10 differm8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlarge
Familym8im8idn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8i.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8i.16xlargem8idn.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.387$6.11▲ 80%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.387$6.11▲ 80%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.387$6.11▲ 80%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.775$6.829▲ 81%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.775$6.689▲ 77%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.375$7.862▲ 80%

Keep exploring

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

m8i.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m8i family
m8i.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

Compare m8i.16xlarge with

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m8idn.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m8idn family
m8idn.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8idn family

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