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i3.large

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.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 15.25 GiB RAM • 475 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.1560/ hr
~$113.88/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
15.25GiB
7.6 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0780/ vCPU-hr
$0.0102/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 0.75 Gbps
Storage & EBS
53.125MB/s
Max: 3,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed2.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score30,351
CoreMark / vCPU15,175.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding12 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar194,558 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0780
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0102

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks2 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth0.75 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (475 GB)
Local NVMe Disk475 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput53.125 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput53.125 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS3,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS3,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput425 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2016-11-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.1560/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.2490/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1833/ 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$0.2050
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$0.2060
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$0.1770
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$0.1870
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$0.1870
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$0.1770
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$0.1830
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.1830
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.1870
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.1870
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.1830
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$0.1880
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.1880
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.1720
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.1860
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.1720
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.1810
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$0.1810
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.1810
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$0.1630
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$0.1720
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$0.2050
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$0.1810
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$0.1890
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$0.1890
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.2490
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.1560
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$0.1560
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.1720
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.1560