m8idb.96xlargevsr8idb.96xlarge

m8idb.96xlarge is 19% cheaper than r8idb.96xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6,101.12 a month.

At a glancem8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlarge
On-demand$36.66/hr19% less$45.018/hr
Lowest rate$7.637/hr14% lessSpot, can be interrupted$8.895/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size384 vCPUs, 1536 GiB384 vCPUs, 3072 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.96xlarger8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlarge vs m8idb.96xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$36.66$45.018▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$7.63780% off$8.895▲ 16%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$26.79128% off$32.616▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$16.38853% off$21.047▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8idb.96xlarge leads
On-demand price$36.66 vs $45.018 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r8idb.96xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)3,072 vs 1,536
2× higher

Specs

3 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlarge
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
Memory1 of 1 differm8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlarge
Memory (GiB)1,5363,072
NetworkingAll 9 matchm8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlarge
Network400 Gigabit400 Gigabit
Network baseline400 Gbps400 Gbps
Network peak400 Gbps400 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Network cards22
StorageAll 12 matchm8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlarge
Storage6 x 3800 NVMe SSD6 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks6 × 3,800 GB SSD6 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput300000 Mbps300000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth300,000 Mbps300,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth300,000 Mbps300,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput37,500 MB/s37,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput37,500 MB/s37,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS1,440,0001,440,000
EBS max IOPS1,440,0001,440,000
Max EBS volumes128128
Instance details2 of 10 differm8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlarge
Familym8idbr8idb
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor768768
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.96xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8idb.96xlarger8idb.96xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$36.66$45.018▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$36.66$45.018▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$36.66$45.018▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$40.132$50.139▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$40.975$50.139▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$47.174$54.722▲ 16%

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.