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i8ge.18xlarge

Part of the I8GE 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.eExtra Capacity / Expansione = Extra Capacity / ExpansionExpanded configuration offering a higher memory-to-vCPU ratio or increased local NVMe storage density per core.18xlarge18 Extra Large18xlarge = 18 Extra Large72 vCPUs • 576 GB RAM • 45000 GB NVMe SSD • 112.5 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$8.5428/ hr
~$6,236.24/mo
Compute
72vCPUs
72 cores • arm64
Memory
576GB
8.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.1186/ vCPU-hr
$0.0148/GB-hr
Network
112.5 Gbps
Baseline: 112.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,812.5MB/s
Max: 90,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads72 vCPUs
Physical Cores72
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score2,161,026
CoreMark / vCPU30,014.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding296 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar252,965 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.1186
Cost per GB-hr$0.0148

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods786 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs800 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance112.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth112.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth112.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (45000 GB)
Local NVMe Disk45,000 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput2812.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2812.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS90,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS90,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput22500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor144
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2025-08-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$8.5428/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$11.2833/ hr
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$9.6977/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
19regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 19 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
Highest
$11.2833
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$9.2232
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$9.7146
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$10.0548
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$10.2438
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$10.2438
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$9.2232
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$10.0548
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$10.3194
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$10.3194
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$9.4500
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$10.2060
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$9.4500
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$9.9414
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$9.9414
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$8.9586
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$8.5428
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$8.5428
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$8.5428