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i8g.large

Part of the I8G 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.88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 16 GB RAM • 468 GB GB • Up to 10 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1716/ hr
~$125.27/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
2 cores • arm64
Memory
16GB
8.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0858/ vCPU-hr
$0.0107/GB-hr
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Baseline: 1.172 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score61,900
CoreMark / vCPU30,950.2 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding22 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar360,723 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0858
Cost per GB-hr$0.0107

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks10 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 10 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth1.172 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingNo
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationGB (468 GB)
Local NVMe Disk468 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput78.125 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS2,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10 Gbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-12-01

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1716/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.2740/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1984/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
20regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 20 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$0.2057
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.1947
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$0.2013
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.2013
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.2057
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.2057
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.2016
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.2068
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.2068
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.1891
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.2046
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.1891
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.1991
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.1991
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.1794
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$0.1891
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.2740
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.1716
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.1716
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.1716