m8id.4xlarge
General purpose · m8id series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 16
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.04
- Per month
- $762
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0653
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0163
Analysis
The m8id.4xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m8id series with 16 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (up to 3.9 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m8g.4xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.7181/hour, 31% less ($238 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the m8i-flex.4xlarge at $0.8044, the m8i.4xlarge at $0.8467 and the m8gd.4xlarge at $0.9226.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Tokyo saves $223 a month per instance: $1.04/hour against $1.35/hour, a 29% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo and Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
On demand it costs $1.04/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $762 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 68th percentile per vCPU ($0.0653 per vCPU-hour) and the 68th percentile per GiB ($0.0163 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 24 of 37 current types with 16 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the m6g.4xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.6160/hour.
It has local instance storage (1 x 950 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 15000 Megabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.04 | $1.78 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.04 | $1.78 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.04 | $1.78 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $1.16 | $1.90 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.16 | $1.90 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $1.21 | $1.95 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.26 | $1.99 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.13 | $1.86 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.31 | $2.05 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.35 | $2.09 | – | – |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs m8id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.4xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.6160 | -41% |
| m7g.4xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.6528 | -37% |
| m5a.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.6880 | -34% |
| m6a.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.6912 | -34% |
| m8g.4xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.7181 | -31% |
| m6gd.4xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 16 | 64 GiB | $0.7232 | -31% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 16 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 64 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 950 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 15000 Megabit |
m8id sizes
| m8id.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1305 |
| m8id.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2610 |
| m8id.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5221 |
| m8id.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.04 |
| m8id.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.09 |
| m8id.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.13 |
| m8id.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.18 |
| m8id.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.26 |
| m8id.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $8.35 |
| m8id.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $12.53 |
| m8id.96xlarge | 384 vCPU | $25.06 |