m8i.16xlarge
m8i.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.387 per hour on demand ($2,472.44 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.8179 per hour. It is sold in 23 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.387 | $0.8179 | $2.488 | $1.718 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.387 | $0.8917 | $2.488 | $1.718 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.387 | $1.075 | $2.488 | $1.718 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $3.563 | $0.7011 | $2.63 | $1.791 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $3.563 | $0.3563 | $2.63 | $1.791 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $3.598 | $0.4232 | $2.679 | $1.825 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.775 | $1.12 | $2.76 | $1.905 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.775 | $0.475 | $2.76 | $1.905 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.775 | $0.3775 | $2.865 | $1.983 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.775 | $1.548 | $2.865 | $1.983 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.916 | $1.099 | $2.974 | $2.037 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.951 | $0.4868 | $2.997 | $2.076 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.951 | $1.099 | $3.006 | $2.061 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.057 | $1.276 | $3.094 | $2.11 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.163 | $0.6782 | $2.982 | $2.176 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.234 | $1.01 | $3.152 | $2.147 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.234 | $1.877 | $3.218 | $2.216 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.269 | – | $3.375 | $2.234 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.269 | – | $3.375 | $2.234 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.375 | $1.012 | $3.314 | $2.273 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $4.445 | – | $3.379 | $2.328 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.481 | $0.802 | $3.618 | $2.559 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $5.398 | $2.862 | $3.667 | $2.80 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.387 | – | – |
| Ubuntu Pro | $3.499 | – | – |
| SUSE | $3.512 | – | – |
| RHEL | $4.078 | – | – |
| Linux SQL Web | $4.468 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $4.974 | – | – |
| RHEL SQL Web | $5.16 | – | – |
| Windows | $6.331 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Web | $7.412 | – | – |
| Linux SQL Std | $11.067 | – | – |
| RHEL SQL Std | $11.758 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $12.654 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $14.011 | – | – |
| Linux SQL Ent | $27.387 | – | – |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $28.078 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $28.974 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $30.331 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 64 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 48 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m8i.16xlarge |
| Family | m8i |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
Compare m8i.16xlarge
Compute and memory optimized
Other processors
With or without local disk and networking
vs m8i-flex.16xlargevs m8ib.16xlargevs m8id.16xlargevs m8idb.16xlargevs m8idn.16xlargevs m8in.16xlarge
Other generations
Other m8i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m8i.large | 2 | 8 | $0.1058 |
| m8i.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.2117 |
| m8i.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.4234 |
| m8i.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.8467 |
| m8i.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.693 |
| m8i.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.54 |
| m8i.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.387 |
| m8i.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $5.08 |
| m8i.32xlarge | 128 | 512 | $6.774 |
| m8i.48xlarge | 192 | 768 | $10.161 |
| m8i.metal-48xl | 192 | 768 | $10.161 |
| m8i.96xlarge | 384 | 1536 | $20.321 |
| m8i.metal-96xl | 384 | 1536 | $20.321 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.