r8gb.24xlargevsr8ib.24xlarge
r8gb.24xlarge is 13% cheaper than r8ib.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $946.81 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 | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $8.745/hr13% less | $10.042/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.518/hr54% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $3.274/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 768 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 | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge vs r8gb.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $8.745 | $10.042 | ▲ 15% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 83% off$1.518 | 67% off$3.274 | ▲ 116% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$6.335 | 28% off$7.275 | ▲ 15% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$4.08 | 53% off$4.685 | ▲ 15% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8gb.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$8.745 vs $10.042 per hour
13% cheaperPhysical cores96 vs 48
2× higherNetwork baseline200 Gbps vs 100 Gbps
2× higherEBS baseline bandwidth150,000 Mbps vs 75,000 Mbps
2× higherWhere r8ib.24xlarge leads
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherSpecs
23 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| Networking6 of 8 differ | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 200 Gigabit | 100 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 200 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Network peak | 200 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 24 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 150000 Mbps | 75000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 150,000 Mbps | 75,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 150,000 Mbps | 75,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 18,750 MB/s | 9,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 18,750 MB/s | 9,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 720,000 | 360,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 720,000 | 360,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 64 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8gb | r8ib |
| 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 | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8gb.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8gb.24xlarge | r8ib.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $8.745 | $10.042 | ▲ 15% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $8.745 | $10.042 | ▲ 15% |
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.