t2.2xlargevsm8i.2xlarge

t2.2xlarge is 12% cheaper than m8i.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $38.11 a month.

At a glancet2.2xlargem8i.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3712/hr12% less$0.4234/hr
Lowest rate$0.0734/hr56% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1683/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiont2.2xlargem8i.2xlargem8i.2xlarge vs t2.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3712$0.4234▲ 14%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.073460% off$0.1683▲ 129%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.23——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.1604——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment29% off$0.264527% off$0.311▲ 18%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.184449% off$0.2147▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t2.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3712 vs $0.4234 per hour
12% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Max EBS volumes40 vs 32
25% higher
Where m8i.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak15 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
14.6× higher
Sustained clock3.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
70% higher

Specs

28 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differt2.2xlargem8i.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores84
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speedUp to 3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht2.2xlargem8i.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking6 of 8 differt2.2xlargem8i.2xlarge
NetworkModerateUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline1 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingNoYes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces34
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage10 of 11 differt2.2xlargem8i.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedNoYes
EBS over NVMeNoRequired
EBS throughput–Up to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth–2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput–1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–12,000
EBS max IOPS–40,000
Max EBS volumes4032
Instance details5 of 10 differt2.2xlargem8i.2xlarge
Familyt2m8i
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorXenNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t2.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont2.2xlargem8i.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3712$0.4234▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3712$0.4234▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3712$0.4234▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.3968$0.4454▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.4032$0.4719▲ 17%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.4096$0.4719▲ 15%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.4224$0.4895▲ 16%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.4224$0.4939▲ 17%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.4288$0.5072▲ 18%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.4352$0.5336▲ 23%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.4416$0.4939▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.4608$0.5204▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.4672$0.5292▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.4672$0.5292▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.4864$0.5468▲ 12%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.5952$0.6747▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

t2.2xlargeGeneral purpose, t2 family, burstable
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.