r8i.metal-48xlvsr8idn.metal-48xl

r8i.metal-48xl is 41% cheaper than r8idn.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $6,696.14 a month.

At a glancer8i.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
On-demand$13.336/hr41% less$22.509/hr
Lowest rate$2.276/hr64% lessSpot, can be interrupted$6.325/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB192 vCPUs, 1536 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.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl vs r8i.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$13.336$22.509▲ 69%
SpotCan be interrupted83% off$2.27672% off$6.325▲ 178%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$9.66228% off$16.308▲ 69%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$6.95753% off$10.524▲ 51%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r8i.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$13.336 vs $22.509 per hour
41% cheaper
Where r8idn.metal-48xl leads
Network baseline300 Gbps vs 75 Gbps
4× higher

Specs

6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchr8i.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
vCPUs192192
Physical cores9696
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.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)1,5361,536
Networking3 of 8 differr8i.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
Network75000 Megabit300 Gigabit
Network baseline75 Gbps300 Gbps
Network peak75 Gbps300 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces2424
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
Storage2 of 12 differr8i.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
StorageEBS only3 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks–3 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput60000 Mbps60000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth60,000 Mbps60,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput7,500 MB/s7,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS240,000240,000
EBS max IOPS240,000240,000
Max EBS volumes6464
Instance details1 of 9 differr8i.metal-48xlr8idn.metal-48xl
Familyr8ir8idn
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

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r8i.metal-48xlMemory optimized, r8i family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.