x8g.24xlargevsx8i.24xlarge

x8g.24xlarge is 11% cheaper than x8i.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $820.96 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancex8g.24xlargex8i.24xlarge
On-demand$9.379/hr11% less$10.504/hr
Lowest rate$3.479/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.844/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 1536 GiB96 vCPUs, 1536 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionx8g.24xlargex8i.24xlargex8i.24xlarge vs x8g.24xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$9.379$10.504▲ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted63% off$3.47982% off$1.844▼ 47%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$5.78——
3-yr reservedNo upfront66% off$3.204——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$6.93626% off$7.764▲ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment59% off$3.84561% off$4.05▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where x8g.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$9.379 vs $10.504 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores96 vs 48
2× higher
Where x8i.24xlarge leads
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higher
IPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higher

Specs

15 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differx8g.24xlargex8i.24xlarge
vCPUs9696
Physical cores9648
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchx8g.24xlargex8i.24xlarge
Memory (GiB)1,5361,536
Networking4 of 8 differx8g.24xlargex8i.24xlarge
Network40 Gigabit40000 Megabit
Network baseline40 Gbps40 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1516
IPv4 addresses per interface5064
Storage1 of 11 differx8g.24xlargex8i.24xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput30 Gbps30000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,750 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,750 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS120,000120,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes6464
Instance details2 of 10 differx8g.24xlargex8i.24xlarge
Familyx8gx8i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor192192
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for x8g.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionx8g.24xlargex8i.24xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$9.379$10.504▲ 12%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$9.379$10.504▲ 12%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$9.379$10.504▲ 12%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$10.678$11.979▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$11.232$12.605▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$11.255$15.231▲ 35%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$13.109$14.706▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

x8g.24xlargeMemory optimized, x8g family
x8g.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the x8g family
x8i.24xlargeMemory optimized, x8i family
x8i.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the x8i family

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