m8idb.metal-96xlvsr8idb.metal-96xl

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

At a glancem8idb.metal-96xlr8idb.metal-96xl
On-demand$36.66/hr19% less$45.018/hr
Lowest rate$5.887/hrSpot, can be interrupted$4.502/hr24% lessSpot, 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.metal-96xlr8idb.metal-96xlr8idb.metal-96xl vs m8idb.metal-96xl
On-demandPay by the hour$36.66$45.018▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted84% off$5.88790% off$4.502▼ 24%
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.metal-96xl leads
On-demand price$36.66 vs $45.018 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r8idb.metal-96xl leads
Memory (GiB)3,072 vs 1,536
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8idb.metal-96xlr8idb.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
Memory1 of 1 differm8idb.metal-96xlr8idb.metal-96xl
Memory (GiB)1,5363,072
NetworkingAll 9 matchm8idb.metal-96xlr8idb.metal-96xl
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.metal-96xlr8idb.metal-96xl
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 volumes7878
Instance details2 of 9 differm8idb.metal-96xlr8idb.metal-96xl
Familym8idbr8idb
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor768768
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

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