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i3.4xlarge

Part of the I3 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.33rd Generation3 = 3rd GenerationAWS 3rd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 122.0 GiB RAM • 3800 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.2480/ hr
~$911.04/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
122.0GiB
7.6 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0780/ vCPU-hr
$0.0102/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
437.5MB/s
Max: 16,000 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 Score208,832
CoreMark / vCPU13,052 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding64 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar167,333 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0780
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0102

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 ConfigurationNVMe SSD (3800 GB)
Local NVMe Disk3800 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput437.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput437.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS16,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS16,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput3500 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2016-11-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.2480/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.9920/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.4663/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
30regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 30 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$1.6400
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$1.6480
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$1.4160
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$1.4960
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$1.4960
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$1.4160
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$1.4640
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$1.4640
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$1.4960
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$1.4960
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$1.4640
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$1.5040
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$1.5040
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$1.3760
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.4880
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.3760
EU (London)
eu-west-2$1.4480
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$1.4480
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$1.4480
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$1.3040
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$1.3760
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$1.6370
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$1.4450
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$1.5140
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$1.5140
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$1.9920
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$1.2480
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$1.2480
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$1.3760
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$1.2480