m8i.2xlargevsm8idb.2xlarge

m8i.2xlarge is 45% cheaper than m8idb.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $248.49 a month.

At a glancem8i.2xlargem8idb.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4234/hr45% less$0.7638/hr
Lowest rate$0.1683/hr39% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2738/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 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.2xlargem8idb.2xlargem8idb.2xlarge vs m8i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4234$0.7638▲ 80%
SpotCan be interrupted60% off$0.168364% off$0.2738▲ 63%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.31127% off$0.5582▲ 79%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.214755% off$0.3414▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4234 vs $0.7638 per hour
45% cheaper
Where m8idb.2xlarge leads
EBS max IOPS120,000 vs 40,000
3× higher
Network baseline8.333 Gbps vs 3.75 Gbps
2.2× higher

Specs

13 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8i.2xlargem8idb.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
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.2xlargem8idb.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differm8i.2xlargem8idb.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 26.66 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps8.333 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps26.667 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage9 of 12 differm8i.2xlargem8idb.2xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00030,000
EBS max IOPS40,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differm8i.2xlargem8idb.2xlarge
Familym8im8idb
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8i.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8i.2xlargem8idb.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4234$0.7638▲ 80%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4234$0.7638▲ 80%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4234$0.7638▲ 80%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.4719$0.8536▲ 81%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.4719$0.8361▲ 77%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.5468$0.9828▲ 80%

Keep exploring

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

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