r8g.metal-24xlvsr8gd.metal-24xl
r8g.metal-24xl is 20% cheaper than r8gd.metal-24xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,021.05 a month.
| At a glance | r8g.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.655/hr20% less | $7.054/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.132/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.375/hrSpot, 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.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl vs r8g.metal-24xl |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.655 | $7.054 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$1.132 | 81% off$1.375 | ▲ 22% |
| 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 | 27% off$5.118 | ▲ 25% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$2.95 | 49% off$3.624 | ▲ 23% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8g.metal-24xl leads
On-demand price$5.655 vs $7.054 per hour
20% cheaperWhere r8gd.metal-24xl leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
3 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 9 match | r8g.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8g.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| NetworkingAll 8 match | r8g.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 40 Gigabit | 40 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Network peak | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage2 of 12 differ | r8g.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | 3 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 3 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 30000 Mbps | 30000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 39 | 39 |
| Instance details1 of 9 differ | r8g.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8g | r8gd |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8g.metal-24xl first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8g.metal-24xl | r8gd.metal-24xl | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $3.964 | $4.562 | ▲ 15% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.655 | $7.054 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $5.655 | $7.054 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.655 | $7.054 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $5.798 | $7.245 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $6.014 | $7.447 | ▲ 24% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $6.194 | $7.739 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $6.194 | $7.739 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $6.283 | $7.936 | ▲ 26% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $6.325 | $7.838 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $6.328 | $7.838 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $6.627 | $8.23 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $6.642 | $8.279 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $6.642 | $8.282 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $6.777 | $8.475 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $6.778 | $8.524 | ▲ 26% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $6.778 | $8.118 | ▲ 20% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $6.778 | $8.475 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $6.822 | $8.524 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $6.822 | $8.524 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $6.822 | $8.478 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $6.822 | $8.524 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $6.822 | $8.524 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $6.822 | $8.475 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $7.498 | $8.574 | ▲ 14% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $7.504 | $9.323 | ▲ 24% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $7.54 | $9.308 | ▲ 23% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $8.999 | $11.17 | ▲ 24% |
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.