x1e.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · X1e family
The x1e.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory, running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.668 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 244 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.668
- spot
- $0.6362
- 1-yr reserved
- $1.028
dedicated
30.5 GiB per vCPU
2.3 GHz
$1,218/mo · us-east-1
−62% vs on-demand
−38% vs on-demand
x1e.2xlarge price by region
16 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $1.668 | $0.6362 | $1.028 | $0.536 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $1.668 | $0.3381 | $1.028 | $0.536 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $1.668 | $0.3465 | $1.028 | $0.536 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $1.72 | $0.5211 | $1.052 | $0.55 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $1.834 | $0.2811 | $1.13 | $0.589 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $2.00 | – | $1.232 | $0.643 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $2.00 | – | $1.232 | $0.643 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $2.00 | $0.7081 | $1.232 | $0.643 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $2.334 | $0.344 | $1.438 | $0.75 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $2.38 | $0.5395 | $1.466 | $0.765 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $2.418 | $0.2421 | $1.49 | $0.777 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $2.418 | $0.2419 | $1.49 | $0.777 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $2.418 | $0.2418 | $1.49 | $0.777 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $2.418 | $0.4351 | $1.49 | $0.777 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $2.418 | $0.3151 | $1.49 | $0.777 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $3.251 | $0.3251 | $2.004 | $1.045 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 244 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 30.5 GiB
- Processor
- High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.3 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 240 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 1 x 240 SSD
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
x1e.2xlarge- Family
- X1e
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 16 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $1.668/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 1000 Mbps
- ECU
- 23
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 16
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 75%
x1e.2xlarge 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 x1e.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | x1e.2xlarge | 8 | 244 GiB | High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) | $1.668 | – |
| Azure | E32-8as v4 | 8 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $2.016 | +21% |
| E32-8ads v5 | 8 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $2.096 | +26% | |
| Google Cloud | m4-hypermem-1616 vCPU (2×) | 16 | 248 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $1.426 | -15% |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB150 GiB (1.6× less) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | -57% |
| Linode 300GB16 vCPU (2×) · 300 GiB (1.23×) | 16 | 300 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.44 | -14% |
X1e family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x1e.xlarge | 4 | 122 GiB | 120 GB SSD | $0.834 | $609 | $0.3191 | $0.514 |
| x1e.2xlarge | 8 | 244 GiB | 240 GB SSD | $1.668 | $1,218 | $0.6362 | $1.028 |
| x1e.4xlarge | 16 | 488 GiB | 480 GB SSD | $3.336 | $2,435 | $1.327 | $2.056 |
| x1e.8xlarge | 32 | 976 GiB | 960 GB SSD | $6.672 | $4,871 | $2.456 | $4.112 |
| x1e.16xlarge | 64 | 1,952 GiB | 1.9 TB SSD | $13.34 | $9,741 | $4.813 | $8.223 |
| x1e.32xlarge | 128 | 3,904 GiB | 3.8 TB SSD (2 disks) | $26.69 | $19,482 | $9.611 | $16.45 |
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x1e.2xlarge FAQ
How much does x1e.2xlarge cost?
x1e.2xlarge costs $1.668 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,218 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.668 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.251 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.6362 per hour (62% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.028 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.036 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does x1e.2xlarge have?
x1e.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory (30.5 GiB per vCPU), running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell). It is a memory optimized instance type in the X1e family.
What are the equivalents of x1e.2xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32-8as v4 (8 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.016/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m4-hypermem-16 (16 vCPU, 248 GiB, $1.426/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ).