f2.48xlarge vs x8i.48xlarge

Instance Typef2.48xlargex8i.48xlarge
Instance FamilyFPGAMemory optimized
DetailsGenomics research, financial analytics, real-time video processing, big data search and analysis, and security

fFPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays)
2 – Generation
48xlarge – Size
In-memory databases (like SAP HANA), big data engines (such as Apache Spark, Presto), high-performance computing (HPC), and memory-heavy enterprise apps.

x – Extreme RAM / memory intensive
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
48xlarge – Size
vCPUs192192
Memory2048 GiB3072 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed3.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAyesno
FPGA NameVirtex UltraScale+ (VU47P)
FPGA ManufacturerXilinx
FPGA Count8
FPGA Memory80 GiB
FPGA Total Memory640 GiB
Instances
Sizesf2.12xlarge, f2.48xlarge, f2.6xlargex8i.12xlarge, x8i.16xlarge, x8i.24xlarge, x8i.2xlarge, x8i.32xlarge, x8i.48xlarge, x8i.4xlarge, x8i.64xlarge, x8i.8xlarge, x8i.96xlarge, x8i.large, x8i.metal-48xl, x8i.metal-96xl, x8i.xlarge
Variantsx8g.48xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage8 x 950 NVMe SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput60000 MBps60000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth60000 Mbps60000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput7500 Mbps7500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance240000 IOPS240000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance240000 IOPS240000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth60000 Mbps60000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput7500 Mbps7500 Mbps
Networking
Networking Performance100 Gigabit75000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces1524
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface5064
IPv6 Addresses per Interface5064
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportyesyes
EFA Max Interfaces11
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnoyes
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
f2.48xlarge
x8i.48xlarge
CanadaCanada (Central) (ca-central-1)17.4240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)19.008023.9578
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)19.008029.4115
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)19.8000n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)20.5920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)21.3888n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a21.0077
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)15.840021.0077
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)15.840021.0077
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