x1e.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · X1e family

The x1e.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 122 GiB of memory, running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.834 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
122 GiB

30.5 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.3 GHz

on-demand
$0.834

$609/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.3191

−62% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.514

−38% vs on-demand

x1e.xlarge 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$0.834$0.3191$0.514$0.268
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.834$0.1459$0.514$0.268
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.834$0.1885$0.514$0.268
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$0.86$0.2754$0.526$0.275
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.917$0.1381$0.565$0.295
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$1.00–$0.616$0.322
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$1.00–$0.616$0.322
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.00$0.3662$0.616$0.321
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.167$0.2009$0.719$0.375
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$1.19$0.2095$0.733$0.382
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$1.209$0.1645$0.745$0.389
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$1.209$0.1415$0.745$0.389
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.209$0.1209$0.745$0.389
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.209$0.1552$0.745$0.389
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.209$0.1226$0.745$0.389
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$1.626$0.1626$1.002$0.522

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
122 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
120 GB SSD
Storage detail
1 x 120 SSD
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
x1e.xlarge
Family
X1e
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
16 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.834/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
500 Mbps
ECU
12
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
8
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
73%

x1e.xlarge 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 x1e.xlarge
AWSx1e.xlarge4122 GiBHigh Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell)$0.834–
AzureE16-4as v44128 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$1.008+21%
E16-4ads v54128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.048+26%
AkamaiLinode 90GB90 GiB (1.4× less)490 GiBAMD EPYC$0.36-57%
Linode 150GB8 vCPU (2×) · 150 GiB (1.23×)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72-14%

X1e family sizes

all about X1e→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
x1e.xlarge4122 GiB120 GB SSD$0.834$609$0.3191$0.514
x1e.2xlarge8244 GiB240 GB SSD$1.668$1,218$0.6362$1.028
x1e.4xlarge16488 GiB480 GB SSD$3.336$2,435$1.327$2.056
x1e.8xlarge32976 GiB960 GB SSD$6.672$4,871$2.456$4.112
x1e.16xlarge641,952 GiB1.9 TB SSD$13.34$9,741$4.813$8.223
x1e.32xlarge1283,904 GiB3.8 TB SSD (2 disks)$26.69$19,482$9.611$16.45

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x1e.xlarge FAQ

How much does x1e.xlarge cost?

x1e.xlarge costs $0.834 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $609 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.834 in US East (N. Virginia) to $1.626 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.3191 per hour (62% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.514 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.018 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does x1e.xlarge have?

x1e.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 122 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.xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E16-4as v4 (4 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.008/hour in East US); on Akamai, Linode 90GB (4 vCPU, 90 GiB, $0.36/hour in Newark, NJ).