r8i.4xlargevsr8ib.4xlarge

r8i.4xlarge is 34% cheaper than r8ib.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $410.41 a month.

At a glancer8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlarge
On-demand$1.111/hr34% less$1.674/hr
Lowest rate$0.32/hr64% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.9002/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionr8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlarger8ib.4xlarge vs r8i.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.111$1.674▲ 51%
SpotCan be interrupted71% off$0.3246% off$0.9002▲ 181%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.805228% off$1.212▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.579753% off$0.7808▲ 35%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r8i.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.111 vs $1.674 per hour
34% cheaper
Where r8ib.4xlarge leads
EBS baseline IOPS60,000 vs 20,000
3× higher
Network peak33.333 Gbps vs 15 Gbps
2.2× higher

Specs

11 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchr8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMXIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchr8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking3 of 8 differr8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 33.33 Gigabit
Network baseline7.5 Gbps16.666 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps33.333 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Storage7 of 11 differr8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s1,562.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00060,000
EBS max IOPS40,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differr8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlarge
Familyr8ir8ib
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r8i.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr8i.4xlarger8ib.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.111$1.674▲ 51%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.111$1.674▲ 51%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.111$1.674▲ 51%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.235$2.008▲ 63%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.244$1.876▲ 51%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.244$1.876▲ 51%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.341$2.033▲ 52%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.341$1.999▲ 49%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

r8i.4xlargeMemory optimized, r8i family
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r8ib.4xlargeMemory optimized, r8ib family
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Compare r8ib.4xlarge with

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.