m8i.metal-96xlvsm8idn.metal-96xl

m8i.metal-96xl is 45% cheaper than m8idn.metal-96xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $11,927.62 a month.

At a glancem8i.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xl
On-demand$20.321/hr45% less$36.66/hr
Lowest rate$2.032/hr45% lessSpot, can be interrupted$3.666/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size384 vCPUs, 1536 GiB384 vCPUs, 1536 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.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xl vs m8i.metal-96xl
On-demandPay by the hour$20.321$36.66▲ 80%
SpotCan be interrupted90% off$2.03290% off$3.666▲ 80%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$14.9327% off$26.791▲ 79%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$10.30655% off$16.388▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8i.metal-96xl leads
On-demand price$20.321 vs $36.66 per hour
45% cheaper
Max EBS volumes79 vs 78
1% higher
Where m8idn.metal-96xl leads
Network baseline600 Gbps vs 100 Gbps
6× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth120,000 Mbps vs 80,000 Mbps
50% higher

Specs

13 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8i.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xl
vCPUs384384
Physical cores192192
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.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xl
Memory (GiB)1,5361,536
Networking4 of 9 differm8i.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xl
Network100000 Megabit600 Gigabit
Network baseline100 Gbps600 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps600 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Network cards–2
Storage8 of 12 differm8i.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xl
StorageEBS only6 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks–6 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput80000 Mbps120000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth80,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth80,000 Mbps120,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput10,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput10,000 MB/s15,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS480,000480,000
EBS max IOPS480,000480,000
Max EBS volumes7978
Instance details1 of 9 differm8i.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xl
Familym8im8idn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor768768
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8i.metal-96xl first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8i.metal-96xlm8idn.metal-96xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$20.321$36.66▲ 80%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$20.321$36.66▲ 80%

Keep exploring

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

m8i.metal-96xlGeneral purpose, m8i family
m8i.metal-96xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

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m8idn.metal-96xlGeneral purpose, m8idn family
m8idn.metal-96xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8idn family

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