x8g.medium
Amazon EC2 · X8g family
The x8g.medium is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with up to 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.0977 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- Graviton
- on-demand
- $0.0977
- spot
- –
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.0602
dedicated
16 GiB per vCPU
2.7 GHz
$71.32/mo · us-east-1
not offered
−38% vs on-demand
x8g.medium price by region
7 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.0977 | $0.0602 | $0.0334 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0977 | $0.0602 | $0.0334 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0977 | $0.0602 | $0.0334 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.1112 | $0.0684 | $0.0379 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.117 | $0.0721 | $0.04 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.1172 | $0.0723 | $0.0401 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.1366 | $0.084 | $0.0465 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 16 GiB
- Processor
- AWS Graviton4 Processor
- CPU vendor
- AWS Graviton
- Architecture
- Arm64
- Clock speed
- 2.7 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Up to 12.5 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 12.5 Gbps
aws details
- API name
x8g.medium- Family
- X8g
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 7 (Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.0977/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 10 Gbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 72%
x8g.medium equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs x8g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | x8g.medium | 1 | 16 GiB | AWS Graviton4 Processor | $0.0977 | – |
| Azure | F2-1ams v7x86 CPU | 1 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.179 | +83% |
| F2-1amds v7x86 CPU | 1 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.218 | +123% | |
| Google Cloud | n4a-highmem-18 GiB (2× less) | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0505 | -48% |
| c4a-highmem-18 GiB (2× less) | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0589 | -40% |
X8g family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x8g.medium | 1 | 16 GiB | – | $0.0977 | $71.32 | $0.0602 |
| x8g.large | 2 | 32 GiB | – | $0.1954 | $143 | $0.1204 |
| x8g.xlarge | 4 | 64 GiB | – | $0.3908 | $285 | $0.2408 |
| x8g.2xlarge | 8 | 128 GiB | – | $0.7816 | $571 | $0.4817 |
| x8g.4xlarge | 16 | 256 GiB | – | $1.563 | $1,141 | $0.9633 |
| x8g.8xlarge | 32 | 512 GiB | – | $3.126 | $2,282 | $1.927 |
| x8g.12xlarge | 48 | 768 GiB | – | $4.69 | $3,423 | $2.89 |
| x8g.16xlarge | 64 | 1 TiB | – | $6.253 | $4,565 | $3.853 |
| x8g.24xlarge | 96 | 1,536 GiB | – | $9.379 | $6,847 | $5.78 |
| x8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 1,536 GiB | – | $9.379 | $6,847 | $5.78 |
| x8g.48xlarge | 192 | 3 TiB | – | $18.76 | $13,694 | $11.56 |
| x8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 3 TiB | – | $18.76 | $13,694 | $11.56 |
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x8g.medium FAQ
How much does x8g.medium cost?
x8g.medium costs $0.0977 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $71.32 per month. Across 7 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0977 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.1366 in EU (Frankfurt). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.0602 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does x8g.medium have?
x8g.medium has 1 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (16 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton4 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the X8g family.
What are the equivalents of x8g.medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F2-1ams v7 (1 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.179/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-1 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0505/hour in Iowa).