m8idn.2xlarge vs g5.2xlarge

Instance Typem8idn.2xlargeg5.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGPU instance
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
5 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)AMD EPYC 7R32
Clock Speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameA10G
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory22.35 GiB
GPU Total Memory22.35 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory24 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm8idn.12xlarge, m8idn.16xlarge, m8idn.24xlarge, m8idn.2xlarge, m8idn.32xlarge, m8idn.48xlarge, m8idn.4xlarge, m8idn.8xlarge, m8idn.96xlarge, m8idn.large, m8idn.metal-48xl, m8idn.metal-96xl, m8idn.xlargeg5.12xlarge, g5.16xlarge, g5.24xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g5.48xlarge, g5.4xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g5.xlarge
Generationsm6idn.2xlarge, m8idn.2xlargeg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge
Variantsm8a.2xlarge, m8g.2xlarge, m8gb.2xlarge, m8gd.2xlarge, m8gn.2xlarge, m8i-flex.2xlarge, m8i.2xlarge, m8ib.2xlarge, m8id.2xlarge, m8idb.2xlarge, m8in.2xlarge, m8ine.2xlargeg5g.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g5.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBpsup to 3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2500 Mbps850 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput312.5 Mbps106.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS3500 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS15000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps3500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps437.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 40 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.80x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
m8idn.2xlarge
g5.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.83611.2771
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.5385
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.5385
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.5758
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.6963
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.7578
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.8660
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a2.0602
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.85361.2855
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.98281.3457
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.3530
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.4206
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.4554
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.4867
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.4903
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.5156
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.76381.2120
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.76381.2120
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.76381.2120
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