r8g.metal-48xlvsr8i.metal-48xl
r8g.metal-48xl is 15% cheaper than r8i.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,478.69 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 | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $11.311/hr15% less | $13.336/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.131/hr50% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $2.276/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB | 192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| 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 | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl vs r8g.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $11.311 | $13.336 | ▲ 18% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 90% off$1.131 | 83% off$2.276 | ▲ 101% |
| 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$9.662 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$5.90 | 48% off$6.957 | ▲ 18% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8g.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$11.311 vs $13.336 per hour
15% cheaperPhysical cores192 vs 96
2× higherMax EBS volumes79 vs 64
23% higherWhere r8i.metal-48xl leads
Max network interfaces24 vs 15
60% higherEBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
50% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
21 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 192 | 192 |
| Physical cores | 192 | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1,536 | 1,536 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage6 of 11 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 60000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 79 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 9 differ | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8g | r8i |
| 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 | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8g.metal-48xl first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8g.metal-48xl | r8i.metal-48xl | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $7.928 | $13.76 | ▲ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $7.928 | $13.76 | ▲ 74% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $11.311 | $13.336 | ▲ 18% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $11.311 | $13.336 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $11.311 | $13.336 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $11.597 | $13.674 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $12.028 | $14.183 | ▲ 18% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $12.388 | $14.606 | ▲ 18% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $12.388 | $14.606 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $12.566 | $14.818 | ▲ 18% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $12.651 | $14.923 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $12.657 | $14.923 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $13.254 | $15.664 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $13.284 | $15.664 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $13.284 | $15.664 | ▲ 18% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $13.554 | $15.982 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $13.555 | $15.982 | ▲ 18% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $13.555 | $15.982 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $13.643 | $16.088 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $13.643 | $16.088 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $13.643 | $16.088 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $13.643 | $16.088 | ▲ 18% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $13.922 | $16.416 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $14.233 | $16.781 | ▲ 18% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $15.009 | $17.697 | ▲ 18% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $15.08 | $17.781 | ▲ 18% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $17.998 | $21.274 | ▲ 18% |
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