inf2.8xlarge vs cr1.8xlarge

Instance Typeinf2.8xlargecr1.8xlarge
Instance FamilyMachine Learning ASICMemory optimized
DetailsMachine Learning (ML) inference

inf – AWS Inferentia
2 – Generation
8xlarge – Size
Obsolete. Not recommended for use
High memory and compute applications.

crCompute Rich
1 – Generation
8xlarge – Size
vCPUs3232
Memory128 GiB244 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64n/a
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2670
Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Threads Per Core20
Accelerators
GPUnono
GPUs1
Inference Acceleratoryesno
Inference Accelerator NameInferentia2
Inference Accelerator ManufacturerAWS
Inference Accelerator Count1
Accelerator Memory32 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesinf2.24xlarge, inf2.48xlarge, inf2.8xlarge, inf2.xlargecr1.8xlarge
SageMakerml.inf2.8xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
EC2 Compute Units88
Instance StorageEBS only2 x 120 SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefault
Encryptionsupported
NVMerequired
Dedicated Throughput10240 MBps400 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth10000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 Gigabit10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesno
Max Interfaces8
Max Cards1
IPv4 Addresses per Interface30
IPv6 Addresses per Interface30
IPv6 Supportyesno
ENA Supportrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesno
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.45x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
inf2.8xlarge
cr1.8xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)n/a3.7500
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)2.16474.1050
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)3.3454n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)2.4598n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)2.5582n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)2.5582n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)2.7550n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)2.7550n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)2.9518n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)2.9518n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)2.9518n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)1.9679n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.96793.5000
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.96793.5000
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