x8g.8xlargevsx8i.8xlarge

x8g.8xlarge is 11% cheaper than x8i.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $273.68 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.8xlargex8i.8xlarge
On-demand$3.126/hr11% less$3.501/hr
Lowest rate$1.245/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.822/hr34% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 512 GiB32 vCPUs, 512 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.8xlargex8i.8xlargex8i.8xlarge vs x8g.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.126$3.501▲ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted60% off$1.24577% off$0.822▼ 34%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$1.927——
3-yr reservedNo upfront66% off$1.068——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$2.31226% off$2.588▲ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment59% off$1.28261% off$1.35▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where x8g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.126 vs $3.501 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores32 vs 16
2× higher
Where x8i.8xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface50 vs 30
67% higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higher

Specs

14 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differx8g.8xlargex8i.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3216
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.8xlargex8i.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking3 of 8 differx8g.8xlargex8i.8xlarge
Network15 Gigabit15000 Megabit
Network baseline15 Gbps15 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces810
IPv4 addresses per interface3050
Storage1 of 11 differx8g.8xlargex8i.8xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput10 Gbps10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differx8g.8xlargex8i.8xlarge
Familyx8gx8i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for x8g.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionx8g.8xlargex8i.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.126$3.501▲ 12%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.126$3.501▲ 12%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.126$3.501▲ 12%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.559$3.993▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.744$4.202▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.752$5.077▲ 35%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.37$4.902▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

x8g.8xlargeMemory optimized, x8g family
x8g.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the x8g family
x8i.8xlargeMemory optimized, x8i family
x8i.8xlarge 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.