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i2.8xlarge

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Part of the I2 Storage Optimized family — High, sequential read/write access to large local datasets.

Name:iStorage Optimized (High I/O NVMe)i = Storage Optimized (High I/O NVMe)Equipped with high-performance local NVMe SSDs delivering millions of low-latency IOPS for high-frequency transaction processing.22nd Generation2 = 2nd GenerationAWS 2nd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 244 GB RAM • 6400 GB SSD • 10 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$6.8200/ hr
~$4,978.60/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
244GB
7.6 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.2131/ vCPU-hr
$0.0280/GB-hr
Network
10 Gbps
Baseline: 10 Gbps
Storage & EBS
6,400 GB SSD
6,400 GB SSD

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score507,534
CoreMark / vCPU15,860.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding138 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar74,418 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.2131
Cost per GB-hr$0.0280

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks7 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance10 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth10 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (6400 GB)
Local NVMe Disk6,400 GB SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput—
EBS Max Throughput—
EBS Baseline IOPS—
EBS Max / Burst IOPS—
Dedicated EBS Throughput1500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2013-12-19

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$6.8200/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$8.1840/ hr
AWS GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$7.6476/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
12regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 12 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$7.7330
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$8.0040
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$8.1400
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$8.1400
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$8.0040
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
Highest
$8.1840
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$8.1020
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$7.5020
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$6.8200
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$6.8200
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$7.5020
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$6.8200