is4gen.2xlarge vs g6e.2xlarge

Instance Typeis4gen.2xlargeg6e.2xlarge
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedGPU instance
DetailsNoSQL databases (like Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis), in-memory databases (such as Aerospike), scalable transactional databases, data warehousing, Elasticsearch, and analytics tasks.

is – IOPS / storage optimized with a one to six ratio of vCPU to memory
4 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
e – Extra storage or memory
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
6 – Generation
e – Extra storage or memory
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory48 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL40S
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory44.7 GiB
GPU Total Memory44.7 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory48 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesis4gen.2xlarge, is4gen.4xlarge, is4gen.8xlarge, is4gen.large, is4gen.medium, is4gen.xlargeg6e.12xlarge, g6e.16xlarge, g6e.24xlarge, g6e.2xlarge, g6e.48xlarge, g6e.4xlarge, g6e.8xlarge, g6e.xlarge
Generationsg6e.2xlarge, g7e.2xlarge
Variantsg6.2xlarge, g6f.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g6e.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 7500 SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 9500 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth5000 Mbps2000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput625 Mbps250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance20000 IOPS8000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 20 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.04x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
is4gen.2xlarge
g6e.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.27502.3626
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.27502.3782
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.31002.6927
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.34132.6927
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.34132.7505
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.35662.7565
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)1.37702.8035
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)1.38213.2517
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)1.38213.2517
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)1.15262.2421
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.15262.2421
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.15262.2421
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