m8idn.xlargevsr8idn.xlarge

m8idn.xlarge is 19% cheaper than r8idn.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $63.51 a month.

At a glancem8idn.xlarger8idn.xlarge
On-demand$0.3819/hr19% less$0.4689/hr
Lowest rate$0.1189/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1228/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlarger8idn.xlarger8idn.xlarge vs m8idn.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3819$0.4689▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$0.118974% off$0.1228▲ 3%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.279128% off$0.3398▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$0.170753% off$0.2192▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8idn.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3819 vs $0.4689 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r8idn.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm8idn.xlarger8idn.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
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.xlarger8idn.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8idn.xlarger8idn.xlarge
NetworkUp to 30 GigabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Network baseline6.25 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 12 matchm8idn.xlarger8idn.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differm8idn.xlarger8idn.xlarge
Familym8idnr8idn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
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 m8idn.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8idn.xlarger8idn.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3819$0.4689▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3819$0.4689▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3819$0.4689▲ 23%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.418$0.5223▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.4268$0.5223▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.4914$0.57▲ 16%

Keep exploring

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

m8idn.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8idn family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.