r8g.metal-48xlvsr8gn.metal-48xl
r8g.metal-48xl is 35% cheaper than r8gn.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,510.38 a month.
| At a glance | r8g.metal-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $11.311/hr35% less | $17.489/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.131/hr54% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $2.462/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB | 192 vCPUs, 1536 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-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl vs r8g.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $11.311 | $17.489 | ▲ 55% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 90% off$1.131 | 86% off$2.462 | ▲ 118% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$7.482 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$5.13 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$8.195 | 28% off$12.671 | ▲ 55% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$5.90 | 53% off$8.16 | ▲ 38% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8g.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$11.311 vs $17.489 per hour
35% cheaperMax EBS volumes79 vs 78
1% higherWhere r8gn.metal-48xl leads
Network baseline600 Gbps vs 50 Gbps
12× higherEBS baseline bandwidth120,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
3× higherClock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higherSpecs
15 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 9 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 192 | 192 |
| Physical cores | 192 | 192 |
| 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 | 2.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8g.metal-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1,536 | 1,536 |
| Networking5 of 9 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 600 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 600 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 600 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Network cards | – | 2 |
| Storage8 of 11 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 120000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 120,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 120,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 15,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 15,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 480,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 480,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 79 | 78 |
| Instance details1 of 9 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8gn.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8g | r8gn |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 384 | 384 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.