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i8g.xlarge

Part of the I8G 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.88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 32.0 GiB RAM • 937 GB GB • Up to 10 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.3432/ hr
~$250.54/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
4 cores • arm64
Memory
32.0GiB
8.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0858/ vCPU-hr
$0.0107/GiB-hr
Network
10Gbps
Baseline: 2.344 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,250MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed2.7 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score123,743
CoreMark / vCPU30,935.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding45 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar360,557 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0858
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0107

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks20 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth2.344 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingNo
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationGB (937 GB)
Local NVMe Disk937 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput156.25 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS5,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 10 Gbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-12-01

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.3432/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.5480/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.3968/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
20regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 20 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$0.4114
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$0.3894
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$0.4026
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.4026
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.4114
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.4114
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.4032
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$0.4136
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.4136
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.3782
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.4092
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.3782
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.3982
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.3982
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$0.3588
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$0.3782
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.5480
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$0.3432
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$0.3432
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$0.3432