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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.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 30.5 GiB RAM • 800 GB SSD • Moderate Network
Price (Linux)
$0.8530/ hr
~$622.69/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
30.5GiB
7.6 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.2132/ vCPU-hr
$0.0280/GiB-hr
Network
2.8Gbps
Baseline: 0.7 Gbps
Storage & EBS
62.5MB/s
Max: 4,000 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 / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score64,906
CoreMark / vCPU16,226.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding24 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar76,091 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.2132
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0280

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks3 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.7 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth2.8 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (800 GB)
Local NVMe Disk800 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS4,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput750 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2013-12-19

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.8530/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.0230/ hr
AWS GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.9563/ 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$0.9670
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$1.0010
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.0180
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.0180
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.0010
AWS GovCloud (US-West)Highest
us-gov-west-1$1.0230
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.0130
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.9380
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.8530
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$0.8530
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.9380
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.8530