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i3.8xlarge

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.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 244.0 GiB RAM • 7600 GB NVMe SSD • 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$2.4960/ hr
~$1,822.08/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
244.0GiB
7.6 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0780/ vCPU-hr
$0.0102/GiB-hr
Network
12Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
875MB/s
Max: 32,500 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 Score425,306
CoreMark / vCPU13,290.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding113 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar170,395 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 Performance10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (7600 GB)
Local NVMe Disk7600 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput875 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS32,500
EBS Max / Burst IOPS32,500
Dedicated EBS Throughput7000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor64
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2016-11-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.4960/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.9840/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.9326/ 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$3.2800
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$3.2960
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$2.8320
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$2.9920
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$2.9920
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$2.8320
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$2.9280
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$2.9280
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$2.9920
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$2.9920
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$2.9280
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$3.0080
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$3.0080
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$2.7520
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$2.9760
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$2.7520
EU (London)
eu-west-2$2.8960
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$2.8960
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$2.8960
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$2.6080
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$2.7520
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$3.2740
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$2.8900
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$3.0270
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$3.0270
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$3.9840
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$2.4960
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$2.4960
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$2.7520
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$2.4960