im4gn.large vs x8i.large

Instance Typeim4gn.largex8i.large
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedMemory optimized
DetailsNoSQL databases (like Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis), in-memory databases (such as Aerospike), scalable transactional databases, data warehousing, Elasticsearch, and analytics tasks.

imIOPS / storage optimized with a one to four ratio of vCPU to memory
4 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
n – Network and EBS optimized
large – 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
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesim4gn.16xlarge, im4gn.2xlarge, im4gn.4xlarge, im4gn.8xlarge, im4gn.large, im4gn.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
Variantsx8aedz.large, x8g.large
OpenSearchim4gn.large.search
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance Storage1 x 937 SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 9500 MBpsup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1250 Mbps650 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput156.25 Mbps81.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance5000 IOPS3600 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces33
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1020
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1020
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.19x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
im4gn.large
x8i.large
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.20060.2496
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.2180n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.2180n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.20060.3064
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.2006n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.2065n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.2110n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.2111n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.2111n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.2134n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.2169n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.18190.2188
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.18190.2188
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.18190.2188
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