g6f.xlarge vs x8i.xlarge

Instance Typeg6f.xlargex8i.xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceMemory optimized
DetailsMachine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

gGPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
6 – Generation
xlarge – 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
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed3.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUyesno
GPU NameL4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs0.125
GPU Memory2.79 GiB
GPU Total Memory2.79 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory3 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg6f.2xlarge, g6f.4xlarge, g6f.large, g6f.xlargex8i.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
Variantsg6.xlarge, g6e.xlargex8aedz.xlarge, x8g.xlarge
SageMakerml.g6f.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnoyes
Instance Storage1 x 100 NVMe SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 5000 MBpsup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1000 Mbps1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput125 Mbps156.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance4000 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth5000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput625 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1530
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1530
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.69x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
g6f.xlarge
x8i.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.25190.4991
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.4037n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.26370.6127
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.2672n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.2852n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.2920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.2970n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.3015n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.3088n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.3444n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.23750.4377
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.23750.4377
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.23750.4377
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