x8i.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · X8i family

The x8i.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.8753 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
128 GiB

16 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.9 GHz

on-demand
$0.8753

$639/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
17

across 5 areas

x8i.2xlarge 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$0.8753
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.8753
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.8753
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$0.9031
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.9982
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$1.05
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.05
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$1.05
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$1.103
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$1.103
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$1.142
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.225
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$1.269
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.269
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.269
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.269
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$1.707

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
128 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
Up to 15 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
15 Gbps

aws details

API name
x8i.2xlarge
Family
X8i
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
17 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.8753/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
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)
59%

x8i.2xlarge 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.2xlarge
AWSx8i.2xlarge8128 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)$0.8753–
AzureE16-8as v58128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.904+3%
E16-8as v78128 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$0.954+9%
Google Cloude2-highmem-864 GiB (2× less)864 GiBAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake$0.3616-59%
n4d-highmem-864 GiB (2× less)864 GiBAMD Turin$0.4447-49%
AkamaiLinode 150GB150 GiB (1.17×)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72-18%
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64gb64 GiB (2× less)864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.32-63%
vx1-m-8c-64g-480s64 GiB (2× less)864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.386-56%

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.2xlarge FAQ

How much does x8i.2xlarge cost?

x8i.2xlarge costs $0.8753 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $639 per month. Across 17 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.8753 in US East (N. Virginia) to $1.707 in South America (Sao Paulo). With Windows it costs $1.243 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does x8i.2xlarge have?

x8i.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 128 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.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E16-8as v5 (8 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.904/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-8 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.3616/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64gb (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.32/hour in New Jersey).