m8idn.metal-48xlvsr8idn.metal-48xl

m8idn.metal-48xl is 19% cheaper than r8idn.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,050.60 a month.

At a glancem8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
On-demand$18.33/hr19% less$22.509/hr
Lowest rate$4.387/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted$6.325/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 768 GiB192 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.

Optionm8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl vs m8idn.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$18.33$22.509▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted76% off$4.38772% off$6.325▲ 44%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$13.39628% off$16.308▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$8.19453% off$10.524▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8idn.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$18.33 vs $22.509 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r8idn.metal-48xl leads
Memory (GiB)1,536 vs 768
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores9696
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 differm8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)7681,536
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
Network300 Gigabit300 Gigabit
Network baseline300 Gbps300 Gbps
Network peak300 Gbps300 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 12 matchm8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
Storage3 x 3800 NVMe SSD3 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks3 × 3,800 GB SSD3 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput60000 Mbps60000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes6464
Instance details2 of 9 differm8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
Familym8idnr8idn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

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