g5g.2xlarge vs x2iezn.2xlarge

Instance Typeg5g.2xlargex2iezn.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceMemory optimized
DetailsMachine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
5 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
2xlarge – 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
2 – Generation
i – Intel processor
e – Extra storage or memory
z – High performance
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB256 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8252
Clock Speed2.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUyesno
GPU NameT4g
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory16 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg5g.16xlarge, g5g.2xlarge, g5g.4xlarge, g5g.8xlarge, g5g.metal, g5g.xlargex2iezn.12xlarge, x2iezn.2xlarge, x2iezn.4xlarge, x2iezn.6xlarge, x2iezn.8xlarge, x2iezn.metal
Variantsg5.2xlargex2gd.2xlarge, x2iedn.2xlarge
RDSdb.x2iezn.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 4500 MBps3170 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2375 Mbps3170 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput296.875 Mbps396.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS13333 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS13333 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps3170 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps396.25 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.96x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g5g.2xlarge
x2iezn.2xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)n/a2.0000
EuropeEurope (Spain) (eu-south-2)0.6205n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.68392.0510
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.69552.4180
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.7505n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.7780n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.55601.6680
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.55601.6680
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