x2iezn.2xlarge vs g7.2xlarge

Instance Typex2iezn.2xlargeg7.2xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedGPU instance
DetailsIn-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
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)
7 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory256 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8252Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed4.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core21
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameRTX PRO 4500
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory32 GiB
GPU Total Memory32 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory32 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx2iezn.12xlarge, x2iezn.2xlarge, x2iezn.4xlarge, x2iezn.6xlarge, x2iezn.8xlarge, x2iezn.metalg7.12xlarge, g7.24xlarge, g7.2xlarge, g7.48xlarge, g7.4xlarge, g7.8xlarge
Generationsg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge
Variantsx2gd.2xlarge, x2iedn.2xlargeg7e.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g7.2xlarge
RDSdb.x2iezn.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only1x440 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput3170 MBpsup to 8000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth3170 Mbps4000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput396.25 Mbps500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance13333 IOPS16000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance13333 IOPS32000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth3170 Mbps8000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput396.25 Mbps1000 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 60 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1564
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1564
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.30x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
x2iezn.2xlarge
g7.2xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)2.0000n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)2.05102.6460
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)2.4180n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a2.5200
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.66802.5200
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.66802.5200
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