r8i.metal-48xlvsr8in.metal-48xl

r8i.metal-48xl is 34% cheaper than r8in.metal-48xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,925.24 a month.

At a glancer8i.metal-48xlr8in.metal-48xl
On-demand$13.336/hr34% less$20.083/hr
Lowest rate$2.276/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.819/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-48xlr8in.metal-48xlr8in.metal-48xl vs r8i.metal-48xl
On-demandPay by the hour$13.336$20.083▲ 51%
SpotCan be interrupted83% off$2.27686% off$2.819▲ 24%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$9.66228% off$14.55▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$6.95753% off$9.37▲ 35%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r8i.metal-48xl leads
On-demand price$13.336 vs $20.083 per hour
34% cheaper
Where r8in.metal-48xl leads
Network baseline300 Gbps vs 75 Gbps
4× higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchr8i.metal-48xlr8in.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-48xlr8in.metal-48xl
Memory (GiB)1,5361,536
Networking3 of 8 differr8i.metal-48xlr8in.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
StorageAll 11 matchr8i.metal-48xlr8in.metal-48xl
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
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-48xlr8in.metal-48xl
Familyr8ir8in
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor384384
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

Keep exploring

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

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.