x8g.largevsx8i.large

x8g.large is 11% cheaper than x8i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $17.08 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.largex8i.large
On-demand$0.1954/hr11% less$0.2188/hr
Lowest rate$0.0534/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0418/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 32 GiB2 vCPUs, 32 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.largex8i.largex8i.large vs x8g.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1954$0.2188▲ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted73% off$0.053481% off$0.0418▼ 22%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.1204——
3-yr reservedNo upfront66% off$0.0668——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$0.144526% off$0.1618▲ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment59% off$0.080161% off$0.0844▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where x8g.large leads
On-demand price$0.1954 vs $0.2188 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where x8i.large leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 10
2× higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps vs 630 Mbps
3% higher

Specs

17 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differx8g.largex8i.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
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.largex8i.large
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 8 differx8g.largex8i.large
NetworkUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces33
IPv4 addresses per interface1020
Storage3 of 11 differx8g.largex8i.large
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details4 of 10 differx8g.largex8i.large
Familyx8gx8i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for x8g.large first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionx8g.largex8i.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1954$0.2188▲ 12%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1954$0.2188▲ 12%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1954$0.2188▲ 12%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.2225$0.2496▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.234$0.2626▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.2345$0.3173▲ 35%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.2731$0.3064▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

x8g.largeMemory optimized, x8g family
x8g.large prices and specsEvery size in the x8g family
x8i.largeMemory optimized, x8i family
x8i.large 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.