m8gd.4xlarge vs m5zn.3xlarge

Instance Typem8gd.4xlargem5zn.3xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
8 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
4xlarge – Size
Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
z – High performance
n – Network and EBS optimized
3xlarge – Size
vCPUs1612
Memory64 GiB48 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8252
Clock Speed2.8 GHz4.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm8gd.12xlarge, m8gd.16xlarge, m8gd.24xlarge, m8gd.2xlarge, m8gd.48xlarge, m8gd.4xlarge, m8gd.8xlarge, m8gd.large, m8gd.medium, m8gd.metal-24xl, m8gd.metal-48xl, m8gd.xlargem5zn.12xlarge, m5zn.2xlarge, m5zn.3xlarge, m5zn.6xlarge, m5zn.large, m5zn.metal, m5zn.xlarge
Generationsm6gd.4xlarge, m7gd.4xlarge, m8gd.4xlarge, m9gd.4xlarge
Variantsm8a.4xlarge, m8g.4xlarge, m8gb.4xlarge, m8gn.4xlarge, m8i-flex.4xlarge, m8i.4xlarge, m8ib.4xlarge, m8id.4xlarge, m8idb.4xlarge, m8idn.4xlarge, m8in.4xlarge, m8ine.4xlarge
RDSdb.m8gd.4xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 950 NVMe SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10240 MBps4750 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth5000 Mbps4750 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput625 Mbps593.75 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance20000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps4750 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps593.75 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 15 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces88
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.12x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m8gd.4xlarge
m5zn.3xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.6134n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.92261.1046
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)1.1594n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)1.1594n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)1.1680n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)1.1680n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)1.1920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)1.4696n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.96861.1562
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.97861.1872
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.02881.2180
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.02881.2390
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.02881.2390
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)1.06961.2801
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)1.07781.5794
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)1.1104n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.92260.9910
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.92260.9910
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.9910
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