m8idb.16xlargevsr8idb.16xlarge

m8idb.16xlarge is 19% cheaper than r8idb.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,016.82 a month.

At a glancem8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlarge
On-demand$6.11/hr19% less$7.503/hr
Lowest rate$1.868/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.064/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionm8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlarge vs m8idb.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$6.11$7.503▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$1.86872% off$2.064▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$4.46528% off$5.436▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$2.73153% off$3.508▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8idb.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$6.11 vs $7.503 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r8idb.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8idb.16xlarger8idb.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
Memory1 of 1 differm8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)256512
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlarge
Network66.66 Gigabit66.66 Gigabit
Network baseline66.666 Gbps66.666 Gbps
Network peak66.666 Gbps66.666 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 12 matchm8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlarge
Storage1 x 3800 NVMe SSD1 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 3,800 GB SSD1 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput50000 Mbps50000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth50,000 Mbps50,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth50,000 Mbps50,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput6,250 MB/s6,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput6,250 MB/s6,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details2 of 10 differm8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlarge
Familym8idbr8idb
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
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 m8idb.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8idb.16xlarger8idb.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$6.11$7.503▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$6.11$7.503▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$6.11$7.503▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$6.689$8.357▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$6.829$8.357▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$7.862$9.12▲ 16%

Keep exploring

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

m8idb.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m8idb family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.