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Part of the I2 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.22nd Generation2 = 2nd GenerationAWS 2nd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 122.0 GiB RAM • 3200 GB SSD • High Network
Price (Linux)
$3.4100/ hr
~$2,489.30/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
122.0GiB
7.6 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.2131/ vCPU-hr
$0.0280/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 2 Gbps
Storage & EBS
250MB/s
Max: 16,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score246,584
CoreMark / vCPU15,411.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding87 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar72,312 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.2131
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0280

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 PerformanceHigh
Baseline Bandwidth2 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (3200 GB)
Local NVMe Disk3200 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS16,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS16,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput1500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2013-12-19

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.4100/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.0920/ hr
AWS GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.8238/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
12regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 12 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$3.8670
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$4.0020
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$4.0700
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$4.0700
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$4.0020
AWS GovCloud (US-West)Highest
us-gov-west-1$4.0920
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$4.0510
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$3.7510
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$3.4100
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$3.4100
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$3.7510
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$3.4100