x1e.4xlarge
Amazon EC2 · X1e family
The x1e.4xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory, running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $3.336 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 16
- memory
- 488 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $3.336
- spot
- $1.327
- 1-yr reserved
- $2.056
dedicated
30.5 GiB per vCPU
2.3 GHz
$2,435/mo · us-east-1
−60% vs on-demand
−38% vs on-demand
x1e.4xlarge 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 | $3.336 | $1.327 | $2.056 | $1.072 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $3.336 | $0.9123 | $2.056 | $1.072 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $3.336 | $0.6261 | $2.056 | $1.072 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $3.44 | $1.043 | $2.104 | $1.10 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $3.667 | $0.4043 | $2.26 | $1.178 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $4.00 | – | $2.463 | $1.286 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $4.00 | – | $2.463 | $1.286 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $4.00 | $1.473 | $2.465 | $1.286 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $4.668 | $0.4668 | $2.877 | $1.501 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $4.76 | $0.9937 | $2.933 | $1.53 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $4.836 | $2.091 | $2.98 | $1.555 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $4.836 | $0.4836 | $2.98 | $1.555 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $4.836 | $0.4836 | $2.98 | $1.555 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $4.836 | $0.9769 | $2.98 | $1.555 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $4.836 | $0.5965 | $2.98 | $1.555 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $6.502 | $0.6502 | $4.007 | $2.089 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 16
- Memory
- 488 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
- 480 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 1 x 480 SSD
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
x1e.4xlarge- Family
- X1e
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 16 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $3.336/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 1750 Mbps
- ECU
- 47
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 32
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 73%
x1e.4xlarge 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.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | x1e.4xlarge | 16 | 488 GiB | High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) | $3.336 | – |
| Azure | E64-16ds v4 | 16 | 504 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake) | $4.608 | +38% |
| E64-16as v4 | 16 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $4.032 | +21% | |
| Google Cloud | m4-hypermem-16248 GiB (2× less) | 16 | 248 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $1.426 | -57% |
| m4-hypermem-3232 vCPU (2×) | 32 | 496 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $2.852 | -15% | |
| Akamai | Linode 300GB300 GiB (1.6× less) | 16 | 300 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.44 | -57% |
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.4xlarge FAQ
How much does x1e.4xlarge cost?
x1e.4xlarge costs $3.336 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,435 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.336 in US East (N. Virginia) to $6.502 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.327 per hour (60% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $2.056 per hour. With Windows it costs $4.072 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does x1e.4xlarge have?
x1e.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 488 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.4xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E64-16ds v4 (16 vCPU, 504 GiB, $4.608/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m4-hypermem-16 (16 vCPU, 248 GiB, $1.426/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 300GB (16 vCPU, 300 GiB, $1.44/hour in Newark, NJ).