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h1.4xlarge

Part of the H1 Storage Optimized family — High, sequential read/write access to large local datasets.

Name:hStorage Optimized (High Throughput HDD)h = Storage Optimized (High Throughput HDD)High sequential throughput HDD storage designed for data-intensive streaming, MapReduce, and data lake workloads.11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 64.0 GiB RAM • 4000 GB HDD • Up to 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.9360/ hr
~$683.28/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
64.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0585/ vCPU-hr
$0.0146/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
437.5MB/s
Max: 20,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed2.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score271,198
CoreMark / vCPU16,949.9 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding103 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar289,741 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0585
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0146

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 PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationHDD (4000 GB)
Local NVMe Disk4000 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput437.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput437.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS20,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS20,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput3500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2017-11-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.9360/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.0380/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.9615/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
4regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 4 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
EU (Ireland)Highest
eu-west-1$1.0380
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.9360
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$0.9360
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.9360