h1.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · H1 family

The h1.2xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.468 per hour on demand.

storage optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.3 GHz

on-demand
$0.468

$342/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.2613

−44% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.318

−32% vs on-demand

h1.2xlarge price by region

4 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.468$0.2613$0.318$0.226
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.468$0.1912$0.318$0.226
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.468$0.1846$0.318$0.226
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.519$0.2096$0.375$0.269

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.3 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
2 TB HDD
Storage detail
1 x 2000 HDD
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
h1.2xlarge
Family
H1
Category
Storage optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
4 (Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.468/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
1750 Mbps
ECU
31
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
57%

h1.2xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs h1.2xlarge
AWSh1.2xlarge832 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)$0.468–
AzureD8as v4832 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.384-18%
D8a v4832 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.384-18%
Google Cloudc3d-standard-8-lssd832 GiBAMD Genoa$0.4043-14%
c3-standard-8-lssd832 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$0.4854+4%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x8832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42-10%
Linode 32GBburstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-38%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gb832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-65%
vx1-g-8c-32g-480s832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.306-35%

H1 family sizes

all about H1→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
h1.2xlarge832 GiB2 TB HDD$0.468$342$0.2613$0.318
h1.4xlarge1664 GiB4 TB HDD (2 disks)$0.936$683$0.5972$0.636
h1.8xlarge32128 GiB8 TB HDD (4 disks)$1.872$1,367$0.8736$1.272
h1.16xlarge64256 GiB16 TB HDD (8 disks)$3.744$2,733$2.206$2.545

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h1.2xlarge FAQ

How much does h1.2xlarge cost?

h1.2xlarge costs $0.468 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $342 per month. Across 4 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.468 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.519 in EU (Ireland). Spot capacity costs $0.2613 per hour (44% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.318 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.836 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does h1.2xlarge have?

h1.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell). It is a storage optimized instance type in the H1 family.

What are the equivalents of h1.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D8as v4 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.384/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c3d-standard-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.4043/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-4c-32gb (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.164/hour in New Jersey).