i3.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · I3 family

The i3.8xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.496 per hour on demand.

storage optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
244 GiB

7.63 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.3 GHz

on-demand
$2.496

$1,822/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.063

−57% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.714

−31% vs on-demand

i3.8xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$2.496$1.063$1.714$1.21
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$2.496$0.5608$1.714$1.21
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$2.496$0.7371$1.714$1.21
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.608$0.3178$1.783$1.277
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.752$0.3958$1.882$1.348
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.752$1.204$1.882$1.348
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.752$0.763$1.882$1.331
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.752$0.6644$1.882$1.348
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$2.832$0.68$1.949$1.382
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$2.832$0.8968$1.949$1.382
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$2.89$1.098$1.976$1.415
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.896$1.04$1.982$1.417
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$2.896$0.3383$1.98$1.418
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.896$1.132$1.98$1.40
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$2.928$0.3649$1.982$1.417
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.928$0.2992$1.982$1.417
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.928$0.3979$1.982$1.417
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.976$1.018$2.016$1.452
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$2.992$0.303$2.05$1.452
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$2.992$0.3797$2.05$1.452
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.992$0.7865$2.05$1.452
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.992$0.9064$2.05$1.452
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$3.008–$2.05$1.452
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$3.008–$2.05$1.452
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$3.027$0.4641$2.07$1.483
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$3.027$0.62$2.07$1.483
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$3.274$0.5275$2.218$1.597
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$3.28$0.6883$2.243$1.606
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$3.296$0.3306$2.258$1.599
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.984$0.3984$2.721$1.926

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
244 GiB
Memory per vCPU
7.63 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
7.6 TB NVME (4 disks)
Storage detail
4 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Network
10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
i3.8xlarge
Family
I3
Category
Storage optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
30 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $2.496/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
7000 Mbps
ECU
97
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
62%

i3.8xlarge 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 i3.8xlarge
AWSi3.8xlarge32244 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)$2.496–
AzureL32as v332256 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$2.4960%
L32as v432256 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$2.752+10%
Google Cloudz4d-highmem-32-standardlssd32252 GiBAMD Turin$4.29+72%
z4d-highmem-32-highlssd32252 GiBAMD Turin$5.057+103%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (1.9× less)32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68-33%
Linode 192GB192 GiB (1.3× less) · burstable CPU32192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.728-31%
Vultrvoc-s-32c-256gb-5760s-amd32256 GiBAMD EPYC$2.74+10%
vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-38%

I3 family sizes

all about I3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
i3.large215.3 GiB475 GB NVME$0.156$114$0.0635$0.107
i3.xlarge430.5 GiB950 GB NVME$0.312$228$0.1387$0.214
i3.2xlarge861 GiB1.9 TB NVME$0.624$456$0.2854$0.428
i3.4xlarge16122 GiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$1.248$911$0.554$0.857
i3.8xlarge32244 GiB7.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$2.496$1,822$1.063$1.714
i3.16xlarge64488 GiB15.2 TB NVME (8 disks)$4.992$3,644$1.844$3.427
i3.metal64488 GiB15.2 TB NVME (8 disks)$4.992$3,644$1.807–

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i3.8xlarge FAQ

How much does i3.8xlarge cost?

i3.8xlarge costs $2.496 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,822 per month. Across 30 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.496 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.984 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.063 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.714 per hour. With Windows it costs $3.968 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does i3.8xlarge have?

i3.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell). It is a storage optimized instance type in the I3 family.

What are the equivalents of i3.8xlarge 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).