x8i.12xlarge

Amazon EC2 · X8i family

The x8i.12xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 48 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) with 22.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $5.252 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
48

dedicated

memory
768 GiB

16 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.9 GHz

on-demand
$5.252

$3,834/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
17

across 5 areas

x8i.12xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$5.252
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$5.252
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$5.252
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$5.419
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$5.989
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$6.302
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$6.302
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$6.302
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$6.615
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$6.617
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$6.854
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$7.353
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$7.615
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$7.615
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$7.615
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$7.615
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$10.24

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
48
Memory
768 GiB
Memory per vCPU
16 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.9 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
22.5 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
22.5 Gbps

aws details

API name
x8i.12xlarge
Family
X8i
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
17 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $5.252/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
15000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
96
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
<5%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
62%

x8i.12xlarge 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 x8i.12xlarge
AWSx8i.12xlarge48768 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)$5.252–
AzureE96-48s v648768 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)$2.117-60%
E96-48as v748768 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$5.722+9%
Google Cloudm4-megamem-5656 vCPU (1.17×)56744 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$4.424-16%
m1-ultramem-4040 vCPU (1.2× less) · 961 GiB (1.25×)40961 GiBIntel Broadwell$6.293+20%
Vultrvbm-32c-755gb-amd64 vCPU (1.33×)64768 GiBAMD EPYC 9354P$1.986-62%
vx1-m-48c-384gb384 GiB (2× less)48384 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-63%

X8i family sizes

all about X8i→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
x8i.large232 GiB–$0.2188$160
x8i.xlarge464 GiB–$0.4377$319
x8i.2xlarge8128 GiB–$0.8753$639
x8i.4xlarge16256 GiB–$1.751$1,278
x8i.8xlarge32512 GiB–$3.501$2,556
x8i.12xlarge48768 GiB–$5.252$3,834
x8i.16xlarge641 TiB–$7.003$5,112
x8i.24xlarge961,536 GiB–$10.50$7,668
x8i.32xlarge1282 TiB–$14.01$10,224
x8i.48xlarge1923 TiB–$21.01$15,336
x8i.metal-48xl1923 TiB–$21.01$15,336
x8i.64xlarge2564 TiB–$28.01$20,447
x8i.96xlarge3846 TiB–$48.74$35,583
x8i.metal-96xl3846 TiB–$48.74$35,583

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x8i.12xlarge FAQ

How much does x8i.12xlarge cost?

x8i.12xlarge costs $5.252 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $3,834 per month. Across 17 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $5.252 in US East (N. Virginia) to $10.24 in South America (Sao Paulo). With Windows it costs $7.46 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does x8i.12xlarge have?

x8i.12xlarge has 48 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory (16 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids). It is a memory optimized instance type in the X8i family.

What are the equivalents of x8i.12xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E96-48s v6 (48 vCPU, 768 GiB, $2.117/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m4-megamem-56 (56 vCPU, 744 GiB, $4.424/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vbm-32c-755gb-amd (64 vCPU, 768 GiB, $1.986/hour in New Jersey).