p3.8xlarge
GPU instance · p3 series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 32
- Memory
- 244 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $12.24
- Per month
- $8,935
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.3825
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0502
Analysis
The p3.8xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the p3 series with 32 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) (up to 2.3 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 7.62 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Compared with the previous generation, it costs 70% more than the p2.8xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) ($3,679 more a month per instance), in exchange for the newer processor.
It carries 4 GPUs with 64 GiB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. Storage is EBS only. Network: 10 Gigabit.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $3,428 a month per instance: $12.24/hour against $16.94/hour, a 38% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer gpu instance types: 92% of the 78 current types in the family cost less than its $0.3825 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the accelerators. On demand it is $12.24/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $8,935 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 4 of 5 current types with 32 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the g3.8xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) at $2.28/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $12.24 | $13.71 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $12.24 | $13.71 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $12.24 | $13.71 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $13.46 | $14.94 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $13.22 | $14.69 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $14.36 | $15.83 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $15.29 | $16.76 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $16.94 | $18.41 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $16.94 | $18.41 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $16.78 | $18.25 | – | – |
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 p3.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g3.8xlarge Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | 32 | 244 GiB | $2.28 | -81% |
| gr6.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $2.45 | -80% |
| g6e.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $4.53 | -63% |
| g7e.8xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids) | 32 | 256 GiB | $5.27 | -57% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 32 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 244 GiB (7.6 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| GPUs | 4 · 64 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 10 Gigabit |
p3 sizes
| p3.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $3.06 |
| p3.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $12.24 |
| p3.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $24.48 |