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i3.8xlarge

Part of the I3 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.33rd Generation3 = 3rd GenerationAWS 3rd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 244 GB RAM • 7600 GB NVMe SSD • 10 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$2.4960/ hr
~$1,822.08/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
244GB
7.6 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0780/ vCPU-hr
$0.0102/GB-hr
Network
10 Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
875MB/s
Max: 32,500 IOPS

Alternatives to i3.8xlarge

OptionPrice vs i3.8xlargeWhy look at it
i4i.8xlargeCompare →
+10%+$0.25/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Newer generation, 256 GiB RAM instead of 244, same vCPU
i4g.8xlargeCompare →
-1%-$0.025/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Graviton (arm64), newer generation, 256 GiB RAM instead of 244, same vCPU

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed2.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score425,306
CoreMark / vCPU13,290.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding113 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar170,395 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0780
Cost per GB-hr$0.0102

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 Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (7600 GB)
Local NVMe Disk7,600 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS32,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS32,500
Dedicated EBS Throughput7000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2016-11-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.4960/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.9840/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.9326/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
30regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 30 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$3.2800
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$3.2960
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$2.8320
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$2.9920
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$2.9920
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$2.8320
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$2.9280
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$2.9280
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$2.9920
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$2.9920
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$2.9280
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.0080
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.0080
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$2.7520
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$2.9760
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$2.7520
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$2.8960
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$2.8960
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$2.8960
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$2.6080
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$2.7520
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$3.2740
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$2.8900
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$3.0270
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$3.0270
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$3.9840
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$2.4960
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$2.4960
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$2.7520
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$2.4960