r8g.24xlargevsr8gb.24xlarge
r8g.24xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gb.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,255.12 a month.
| At a glance | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.655/hr35% less | $8.745/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.826/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $1.518/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge vs r8g.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.655 | $8.745 | ▲ 55% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 68% off$1.826 | 83% off$1.518 | ▼ 17% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$3.741 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$2.565 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$4.097 | 28% off$6.335 | ▲ 55% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$2.95 | 53% off$4.08 | ▲ 38% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8g.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.655 vs $8.745 per hour
35% cheaperWhere r8gb.24xlarge leads
EBS baseline IOPS720,000 vs 120,000
6× higherNetwork baseline200 Gbps vs 40 Gbps
5× higherClock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higherSpecs
13 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 9 differ | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 40 Gigabit | 200 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 40 Gbps | 200 Gbps |
| Network peak | 40 Gbps | 200 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 30000 Mbps | 150000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 150,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 150,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 18,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 18,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 120,000 | 720,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 120,000 | 720,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 64 | 64 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8g | r8gb |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| 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 | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8g.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8g.24xlarge | r8gb.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.655 | $8.745 | ▲ 55% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.655 | $8.745 | ▲ 55% |
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.