r8g.xlarge vs x8g.xlarge

Instance Typer8g.xlargex8g.xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMemory optimized
DetailsHigh-performance databases, data mining/analysis, in-memory databases, distributed large-scale caches, real-time processing apps for unstructured big data, Hadoop/Spark clusters, and other enterprise apps.

r – RAM / memory optimized
8 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
xlarge – Size
In-memory databases (like SAP HANA), big data engines (such as Apache Spark, Presto), high-performance computing (HPC), and memory-heavy enterprise apps.

x – Extreme RAM / memory intensive
8 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory32 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Clock Speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Threads Per Core11
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesr8g.12xlarge, r8g.16xlarge, r8g.24xlarge, r8g.2xlarge, r8g.48xlarge, r8g.4xlarge, r8g.8xlarge, r8g.large, r8g.medium, r8g.metal-24xl, r8g.metal-48xl, r8g.xlargex8g.12xlarge, x8g.16xlarge, x8g.24xlarge, x8g.2xlarge, x8g.48xlarge, x8g.4xlarge, x8g.8xlarge, x8g.large, x8g.medium, x8g.metal-24xl, x8g.metal-48xl, x8g.xlarge
Generationsr6g.xlarge, r7g.xlarge, r8g.xlarge, r9g.xlarge
Variantsr8a.xlarge, r8gb.xlarge, r8gd.xlarge, r8gn.xlarge, r8i-flex.xlarge, r8i.xlarge, r8ib.xlarge, r8id.xlarge, r8idb.xlarge, r8idn.xlarge, r8in.xlargex8aedz.xlarge, x8i.xlarge
SageMakerml.r8g.xlarge
RDSdb.r8g.xlarge
DocumentDBdb.r8g.xlarge
OpenSearchr8g.xlarge.search
ElastiCachecache.r8g.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10240 MBpsup to 10240 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput156.25 Mbps156.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 12.5 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.64x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
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Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
r8g.xlarge
x8g.xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2)0.1652n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.1652n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.23560.4449
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.2636n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.2637n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.2761n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.2768n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.2768n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.2824n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.2824n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.2824n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.2824n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.2842n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.23560.4680
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.2842n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.2842n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.2842n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.2842n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.2842n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.2900n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.2965n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.3124n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.3127n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.3142n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.24160.4690
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.3750n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.24160.5462
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.2474n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.2506n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.2581n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.2581n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.2618n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.3908
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.23560.3908
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.3908
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