r8i.xlargevsr8idb.xlarge

r8i.xlarge is 41% cheaper than r8idb.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $139.50 a month.

At a glancer8i.xlarger8idb.xlarge
On-demand$0.2778/hr41% less$0.4689/hr
Lowest rate$0.0915/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1325/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlarger8idb.xlarger8idb.xlarge vs r8i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2778$0.4689▲ 69%
SpotCan be interrupted67% off$0.091572% off$0.1325▲ 45%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.201328% off$0.3398▲ 69%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.144953% off$0.2192▲ 51%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r8i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2778 vs $0.4689 per hour
41% cheaper
Where r8idb.xlarge leads
EBS max IOPS120,000 vs 40,000
3× higher
Network baseline4.166 Gbps vs 1.875 Gbps
2.2× higher

Specs

13 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchr8i.xlarger8idb.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
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.xlarger8idb.xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differr8i.xlarger8idb.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 20 Gigabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps4.166 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps20 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage9 of 12 differr8i.xlarger8idb.xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps3,125 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s390.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,00015,000
EBS max IOPS40,000120,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differr8i.xlarger8idb.xlarge
Familyr8ir8idb
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr8i.xlarger8idb.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.2778$0.4689▲ 69%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.2778$0.4689▲ 69%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.2778$0.4689▲ 69%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3109$0.5223▲ 68%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.3109$0.5223▲ 68%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3352$0.57▲ 70%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3352$0.5588▲ 67%

Keep exploring

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

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