i3.metal
Amazon EC2 · I3 family
The i3.metal is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) with 20 Gigabit networking, starting at $4.992 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 64
- memory
- 488 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $4.992
- spot
- $1.807
- regions
- 23
dedicated
7.63 GiB per vCPU
2.3 GHz
$3,644/mo · us-east-1
−64% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
i3.metal price by region
23 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $4.992 | $1.807 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $4.992 | $0.8529 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $4.992 | $1.033 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $5.216 | $0.5607 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $5.504 | – |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $5.504 | $1.961 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $5.504 | $0.6538 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $5.664 | $1.749 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $5.792 | $0.9625 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $5.792 | $0.7252 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $5.792 | $0.6837 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $5.856 | $0.5856 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $5.856 | $0.5856 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $5.856 | $0.5863 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $5.952 | $1.376 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $5.984 | $0.5984 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $5.984 | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $6.016 | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $6.016 | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $6.054 | $0.8356 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $6.56 | $1.291 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $6.592 | $0.7109 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $7.968 | $0.7968 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 64
- Memory
- 488 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
- 15.2 TB NVME (8 disks)
- Storage detail
- 8 x 1900 NVMe SSD
- Network
- 20 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 20 Gbps
aws details
- API name
i3.metal- Family
- I3
- Category
- Storage optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 23 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $4.992/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 14000 Mbps
- ECU
- 201
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 128
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
i3.metal 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 i3.metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | i3.metal | 64 | 488 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | $4.992 | – |
| Azure | L64as v3 | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $4.992 | 0% |
| L64as v4 | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $5.504 | +10% | |
| Google Cloud | z4d-highmem-64-standardlssd | 64 | 504 GiB | AMD Turin | $8.581 | +72% |
| z4d-highmem-64-highlssd | 64 | 504 GiB | AMD Turin | $10.11 | +103% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 256x64256 GiB (1.9× less) | 64 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.36 | -33% |
| Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less) · 256 GiB (1.9× less) | 56 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.456 | -31% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-64c-512g-3840s | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.086 | -38% |
| vx1-m-64c-512gb | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.56 | -49% |
I3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i3.large | 2 | 15.3 GiB | 475 GB NVME | $0.156 | $114 | $0.0635 | $0.107 |
| i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | 950 GB NVME | $0.312 | $228 | $0.1387 | $0.214 |
| i3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GiB | 1.9 TB NVME | $0.624 | $456 | $0.2854 | $0.428 |
| i3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GiB | 3.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $1.248 | $911 | $0.554 | $0.857 |
| i3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GiB | 7.6 TB NVME (4 disks) | $2.496 | $1,822 | $1.063 | $1.714 |
| i3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GiB | 15.2 TB NVME (8 disks) | $4.992 | $3,644 | $1.844 | $3.427 |
| i3.metal | 64 | 488 GiB | 15.2 TB NVME (8 disks) | $4.992 | $3,644 | $1.807 | – |
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i3.metal FAQ
How much does i3.metal cost?
i3.metal costs $4.992 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $3,644 per month. Across 23 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $4.992 in US East (N. Virginia) to $7.968 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.807 per hour (64% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $7.936 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does i3.metal have?
i3.metal has 64 vCPUs and 488 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.metal on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L64as v3 (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $4.992/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-64-standardlssd (64 vCPU, 504 GiB, $8.581/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-64c-512g-3840s (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $3.086/hour in Seattle).