t2.2xlargevsm8ine.2xlarge

t2.2xlarge is 56% cheaper than m8ine.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $338.87 a month.

At a glancet2.2xlargem8ine.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3712/hr56% less$0.8354/hr
Lowest rate$0.0734/hr79% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3525/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.

Optiont2.2xlargem8ine.2xlargem8ine.2xlarge vs t2.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3712$0.8354▲ 125%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.073458% off$0.3525▲ 380%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.23——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.1604——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment29% off$0.264527% off$0.6096▲ 130%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.184456% off$0.3699▲ 101%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t2.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3712 vs $0.8354 per hour
56% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Max EBS volumes40 vs 32
25% higher
Where m8ine.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 1 Gbps
12.5× higher
Sustained clock3.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
70% higher

Specs

29 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differt2.2xlargem8ine.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 matcht2.2xlargem8ine.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking6 of 8 differt2.2xlargem8ine.2xlarge
NetworkModerate12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline1 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingNoYes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces34
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage10 of 11 differt2.2xlargem8ine.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 details6 of 10 differt2.2xlargem8ine.2xlarge
Familyt2m8ine
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorXenNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiont2.2xlargem8ine.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3712$0.8354▲ 125%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3712$0.8354▲ 125%

Keep exploring

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

t2.2xlargeGeneral purpose, t2 family, burstable
t2.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the t2 family

Compare t2.2xlarge with

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m8ine.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m8ine family
m8ine.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8ine family

Compare m8ine.2xlarge with

m8i.2xlarget3.2xlargec8ine.2xlarge

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