i2.4xlarge

Amazon EC2 · I2 family

The i2.4xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 122 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) with high networking, starting at $3.41 per hour on demand.

storage optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
122 GiB

7.63 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$3.41

$2,489/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.248

−63% vs on-demand

regions
12

across 4 areas

Previous generation. AWS still sells i2.4xlarge, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar instance types below.

i2.4xlarge 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$3.41$1.248
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$3.41$1.026
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$3.41$0.6978
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$3.751$1.442
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$3.751$1.085
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$3.867–
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$4.002$1.412
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$4.002$0.9904
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$4.051$1.863
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$4.07–
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$4.07$1.298
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$4.092–

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
122 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
3.2 TB SSD (4 disks)
Storage detail
4 x 800 SSD
Network
High

aws details

API name
i2.4xlarge
Family
I2
Category
Storage optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
12 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $3.41/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
1500 Mbps
ECU
53
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
32
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
74%

i2.4xlarge 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 i2.4xlarge
AWSi2.4xlarge16122 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge)$3.41–
AzureL16as v316128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.248-63%
L16as v416128 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$1.376-60%
Google Cloudz4d-highmem-16-standardlssd16126 GiBAMD Turin$2.145-37%
z4d-highmem-16-highlssd16126 GiBAMD Turin$2.529-26%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (1.9× less)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84-75%
G8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.5×) · 96 GiB (1.3× less)2496 GiBAMD EPYC$1.26-63%
Vultrvoc-s-16c-128gb-2560s-amd16128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.37-60%
voc-s-16c-128gb-3840s-amd16128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.699-50%

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

i2.4xlarge FAQ

How much does i2.4xlarge cost?

i2.4xlarge costs $3.41 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,489 per month. Across 12 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.41 in US East (N. Virginia) to $4.092 in AWS GovCloud (US). Spot capacity costs $1.248 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $3.891 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does i2.4xlarge have?

i2.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 122 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 i2.4xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L16as v3 (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.248/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-16-standardlssd (16 vCPU, 126 GiB, $2.145/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-16c-128gb-2560s-amd (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.37/hour in New Jersey).