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h1.8xlarge

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.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128.0 GiB RAM • 8000 GB HDD • 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.8720/ hr
~$1,366.56/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
128.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0585/ vCPU-hr
$0.0146/GiB-hr
Network
12Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
875MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

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

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score559,538
CoreMark / vCPU17,485.6 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding177 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar298,899 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 Performance10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationHDD (8000 GB)
Local NVMe Disk8000 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput7000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2017-11-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.8720/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.0760/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.9230/ 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$2.0760
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$1.8720
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$1.8720
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$1.8720