x8i.metal-96xl
Amazon EC2 · X8i family
The x8i.metal-96xl is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 384 vCPUs and 6 TiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) with 100 Gigabit networking, starting at $48.74 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 384
- memory
- 6 TiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $48.74
- spot
- –
- regions
- 17
dedicated
16 GiB per vCPU
3.9 GHz
$35,583/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 5 areas
x8i.metal-96xl 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 | $48.74 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $48.74 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $48.74 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $50.24 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $51.78 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia | $52.83 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $54.49 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $54.52 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $57.21 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $57.25 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $58.36 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $58.39 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $58.70 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $58.70 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $58.70 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $58.82 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $77.73 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 384
- Memory
- 6 TiB
- 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
- 100 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 100 Gbps
aws details
- API name
x8i.metal-96xl- Family
- X8i
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 17 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $48.74/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 80000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 768
- 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)
- 84%
x8i.metal-96xl 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 x8i.metal-96xl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | x8i.metal-96xl | 384 | 6 TiB | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | $48.74 | – |
| Azure | M416s v2416 vCPU (1.08×) · 5700 GiB (1.1× less) | 416 | 5,700 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M (Skylake) | $49.58 | +2% |
| M416s6 v3416 vCPU (1.08×) · 5700 GiB (1.1× less) | 416 | 5,700 GiB | Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids) | $55.30 | +13% | |
| Google Cloud | m2-megamem-416416 vCPU (1.08×) | 416 | 5,888 GiB | Intel Cascade Lake | $50.29 | +3% |
| m2-hypermem-416416 vCPU (1.08×) · 8832 GiB (1.44×) | 416 | 8,832 GiB | Intel Cascade Lake | $67.26 | +38% |
X8i family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x8i.large | 2 | 32 GiB | – | $0.2188 | $160 |
| x8i.xlarge | 4 | 64 GiB | – | $0.4377 | $319 |
| x8i.2xlarge | 8 | 128 GiB | – | $0.8753 | $639 |
| x8i.4xlarge | 16 | 256 GiB | – | $1.751 | $1,278 |
| x8i.8xlarge | 32 | 512 GiB | – | $3.501 | $2,556 |
| x8i.12xlarge | 48 | 768 GiB | – | $5.252 | $3,834 |
| x8i.16xlarge | 64 | 1 TiB | – | $7.003 | $5,112 |
| x8i.24xlarge | 96 | 1,536 GiB | – | $10.50 | $7,668 |
| x8i.32xlarge | 128 | 2 TiB | – | $14.01 | $10,224 |
| x8i.48xlarge | 192 | 3 TiB | – | $21.01 | $15,336 |
| x8i.metal-48xl | 192 | 3 TiB | – | $21.01 | $15,336 |
| x8i.64xlarge | 256 | 4 TiB | – | $28.01 | $20,447 |
| x8i.96xlarge | 384 | 6 TiB | – | $48.74 | $35,583 |
| x8i.metal-96xl | 384 | 6 TiB | – | $48.74 | $35,583 |
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x8i.metal-96xl FAQ
How much does x8i.metal-96xl cost?
x8i.metal-96xl costs $48.74 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $35,583 per month. Across 17 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $48.74 in US East (N. Virginia) to $77.73 in South America (Sao Paulo). With Windows it costs $66.41 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does x8i.metal-96xl have?
x8i.metal-96xl has 384 vCPUs and 6 TiB 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.metal-96xl on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, M416s v2 (416 vCPU, 5,700 GiB, $49.58/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m2-megamem-416 (416 vCPU, 5,888 GiB, $50.29/hour in Iowa).