x8g.48xlargevsx8i.48xlarge
x8g.48xlarge is 11% cheaper than x8i.48xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,641.99 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 glance | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $18.758/hr11% less | $21.008/hr |
| Lowest rate | $2.708/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $3.556/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 192 vCPUs, 3072 GiB | 192 vCPUs, 3072 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge vs x8g.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $18.758 | $21.008 | ▲ 12% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 86% off$2.708 | 83% off$3.556 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 38% off$11.56 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 66% off$6.408 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$13.872 | 26% off$15.529 | ▲ 12% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 59% off$7.69 | 61% off$8.10 | ▲ 5% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where x8g.48xlarge leads
On-demand price$18.758 vs $21.008 per hour
11% cheaperPhysical cores192 vs 96
2× higherWhere x8i.48xlarge leads
Max network interfaces24 vs 15
60% higherEBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
50% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 192 | 192 |
| Physical cores | 192 | 96 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 3,072 | 3,072 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage5 of 11 differ | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40 Gbps | 60000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 128 | 128 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | x8g | x8i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 384 | 384 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for x8g.48xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | x8g.48xlarge | x8i.48xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $18.758 | $21.008 | ▲ 12% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $18.758 | $21.008 | ▲ 12% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $18.758 | $21.008 | ▲ 12% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $21.356 | $23.958 | ▲ 12% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $22.464 | $25.21 | ▲ 12% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $22.51 | $30.462 | ▲ 35% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $26.218 | $29.412 | ▲ 12% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.