i2.8xlarge
Amazon EC2 · I2 family
The i2.8xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $6.82 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 32
- memory
- 244 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $6.82
- spot
- $2.632
- regions
- 12
dedicated
7.63 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$4,979/mo · us-east-1
−61% vs on-demand
across 4 areas
i2.8xlarge 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 | $6.82 | $2.632 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $6.82 | $0.7209 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $6.82 | $1.252 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $7.502 | $3.049 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $7.502 | $2.171 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $7.733 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $8.004 | $2.52 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $8.004 | $3.04 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $8.102 | $3.341 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $8.14 | $8.10 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $8.14 | $2.666 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $8.184 | – |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 32
- Memory
- 244 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
- 6.4 TB SSD (8 disks)
- Storage detail
- 8 x 800 SSD
- Network
- 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
i2.8xlarge- Family
- I2
- Category
- Storage optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 12 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $6.82/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 1500 Mbps
- ECU
- 104
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 64
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 80%
i2.8xlarge equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs i2.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | i2.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) | $6.82 | – |
| Azure | L32as v3 | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $2.496 | -63% |
| L32as v4 | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $2.752 | -60% | |
| Google Cloud | z4d-highmem-32-standardlssd | 32 | 252 GiB | AMD Turin | $4.29 | -37% |
| z4d-highmem-32-highlssd | 32 | 252 GiB | AMD Turin | $5.057 | -26% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (1.9× less) | 32 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.68 | -75% |
| Linode 192GB192 GiB (1.3× less) · burstable CPU | 32 | 192 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.728 | -75% | |
| Vultr | voc-s-32c-256gb-5760s-amd | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.74 | -60% |
| vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.543 | -77% |
I2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i2.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | 800 GB SSD | $0.853 | $623 | $0.3345 |
| i2.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GiB | 1.6 TB SSD (2 disks) | $1.705 | $1,245 | $0.6164 |
| i2.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GiB | 3.2 TB SSD (4 disks) | $3.41 | $2,489 | $1.248 |
| i2.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GiB | 6.4 TB SSD (8 disks) | $6.82 | $4,979 | $2.632 |
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i2.8xlarge FAQ
How much does i2.8xlarge cost?
i2.8xlarge costs $6.82 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $4,979 per month. Across 12 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $6.82 in US East (N. Virginia) to $8.184 in AWS GovCloud (US). Spot capacity costs $2.632 per hour (61% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $7.782 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does i2.8xlarge have?
i2.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 244 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 i2.8xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L32as v3 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.496/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-32-standardlssd (32 vCPU, 252 GiB, $4.29/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.68/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-32c-256gb-5760s-amd (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.74/hour in Bangalore).