r6g.8xlargevsr6i.8xlarge
r6g.8xlarge is 20% cheaper than r6i.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $294.34 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.613/hr20% less | $2.016/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.3503/hr77% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.556/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge vs r6g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.613 | $2.016 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 78% off$0.3503 | 23% off$1.556 | ▲ 344% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.016 | 34% off$1.334 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.6967 | 55% off$0.9145 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.169 | 28% off$1.461 | ▲ 25% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.8432 | 48% off$1.052 | ▲ 25% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r6g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.613 vs $2.016 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores32 vs 16
2× higherWhere r6i.8xlarge leads
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherEBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
5% higherNetwork baseline12.5 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
4% higherSpecs
18 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gigabit | 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage5 of 11 differ | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 9000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r6i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r6g.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r6g.8xlarge | r6i.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $1.04 | $2.08 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.04 | $2.08 | ▲ 100% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.613 | $2.016 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.613 | $2.016 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.613 | $2.016 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.654 | $2.067 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $1.654 | $2.067 | ▲ 25% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $1.693 | $2.117 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.712 | $2.144 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $1.751 | $2.189 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.766 | $2.208 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $1.766 | $2.208 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $1.792 | $2.24 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.805 | $2.256 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.888 | $2.368 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.894 | $2.368 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $1.894 | $2.368 | ▲ 25% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $1.895 | $2.369 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.933 | $2.416 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $1.933 | $2.416 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.933 | $2.416 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $1.946 | $2.432 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.946 | $2.432 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.946 | $2.432 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.946 | $2.432 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $1.952 | $2.432 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $1.985 | $2.482 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $1.985 | $2.482 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $2.029 | $2.537 | ▲ 25% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $2.14 | $2.675 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $2.144 | $2.672 | ▲ 25% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $2.15 | $2.688 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $2.573 | $3.216 | ▲ 25% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.