i2.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · I2 family

The i2.2xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 61 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) with high networking, starting at $1.705 per hour on demand.

storage optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
61 GiB

7.63 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$1.705

$1,245/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.6164

−64% vs on-demand

regions
12

across 4 areas

Previous generation. AWS still sells i2.2xlarge, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar instance types below.

i2.2xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$1.705$0.6164
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$1.705$0.7736
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$1.705$0.2362
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.876$0.674
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$1.876$0.4969
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$1.933$1.933
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.001$0.8561
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.001$0.4703
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.026$1.004
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.035$2.02
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.035$0.6124
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$2.046–

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
61 GiB
Memory per vCPU
7.63 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1.6 TB SSD (2 disks)
Storage detail
2 x 800 SSD
Network
High

aws details

API name
i2.2xlarge
Family
I2
Category
Storage optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
12 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $1.705/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
1500 Mbps
ECU
27
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
72%

i2.2xlarge 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 i2.2xlarge
AWSi2.2xlarge861 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge)$1.705–
AzureL8as v3864 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.624-63%
L8as v4864 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.688-60%
Google Cloudz4d-highmem-8-highlssd863 GiBAMD Turin$1.264-26%
z3-highmem-8-highlssd864 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$1.152-32%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (1.9× less)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42-75%
Linode 150GB150 GiB (2.5×)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72-58%
Vultrvoc-s-8c-64gb-1280s-amd864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.685-60%
voc-s-8c-64gb-1920s-amd864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.849-50%

I2 family sizes

all about I2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
i2.xlarge430.5 GiB800 GB SSD$0.853$623$0.3345
i2.2xlarge861 GiB1.6 TB SSD (2 disks)$1.705$1,245$0.6164
i2.4xlarge16122 GiB3.2 TB SSD (4 disks)$3.41$2,489$1.248
i2.8xlarge32244 GiB6.4 TB SSD (8 disks)$6.82$4,979$2.632

Similar instance types on AWS

other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first

i2.2xlarge FAQ

How much does i2.2xlarge cost?

i2.2xlarge costs $1.705 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,245 per month. Across 12 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.705 in US East (N. Virginia) to $2.046 in AWS GovCloud (US). Spot capacity costs $0.6164 per hour (64% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.946 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does i2.2xlarge have?

i2.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 61 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge). It is a storage optimized instance type in the I2 family.

What are the equivalents of i2.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L8as v3 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.624/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-8-highlssd (8 vCPU, 63 GiB, $1.264/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-8c-64gb-1280s-amd (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.685/hour in New Jersey).