m8idb.2xlargevsr8idb.2xlarge

m8idb.2xlarge is 19% cheaper than r8idb.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $127.09 a month.

At a glancem8idb.2xlarger8idb.2xlarge
On-demand$0.7638/hr19% less$0.9379/hr
Lowest rate$0.2738/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3017/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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.2xlarger8idb.2xlarger8idb.2xlarge vs m8idb.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.7638$0.9379▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.273868% off$0.3017▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.558228% off$0.6795▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$0.341453% off$0.4385▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8idb.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.7638 vs $0.9379 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r8idb.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8idb.2xlarger8idb.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
Memory1 of 1 differm8idb.2xlarger8idb.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8idb.2xlarger8idb.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 26.66 GigabitUp to 26.66 Gigabit
Network baseline8.333 Gbps8.333 Gbps
Network peak26.667 Gbps26.667 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 12 matchm8idb.2xlarger8idb.2xlarge
Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput781.25 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS30,00030,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8idb.2xlarger8idb.2xlarge
Familym8idbr8idb
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
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 m8idb.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8idb.2xlarger8idb.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.7638$0.9379▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.7638$0.9379▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.7638$0.9379▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.8361$1.045▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.8536$1.045▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.9828$1.14▲ 16%

Keep exploring

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

m8idb.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m8idb family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.