inf1.2xlarge vs x2gd.2xlarge

Instance Typeinf1.2xlargex2gd.2xlarge
Instance FamilyMachine Learning ASICMemory optimized
DetailsMachine Learning (ML) inference

inf – AWS Inferentia
1 – Generation
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
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB128 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8275CL (Cascade Lake)AWS Graviton2 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core21
Accelerators
GPUnono
GPUs1
Inference Acceleratoryesno
Inference Accelerator NameInferentia
Inference Accelerator ManufacturerAWS
Inference Accelerator Count1
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesinf1.24xlarge, inf1.2xlarge, inf1.6xlarge, inf1.xlargex2gd.12xlarge, x2gd.16xlarge, x2gd.2xlarge, x2gd.4xlarge, x2gd.8xlarge, x2gd.large, x2gd.medium, x2gd.metal, x2gd.xlarge
Variantsx2iedn.2xlarge, x2iezn.2xlarge
SageMakerml.inf1.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnoyes
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 474 SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput875 MBpsup to 4750 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1190 Mbps2375 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput148.75 Mbps296.875 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS12000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps4750 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps593.75 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingnoyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1015
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1015
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesno
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.60x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
inf1.2xlarge
x2gd.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.38100.8000
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.4460n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.4530n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.4530n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.4560n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.4560n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.4890n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.4890n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.5580n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.5980n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.3850n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.4030n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.4030n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.4230n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.4240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.4240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.4350n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.4440n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.36200.6680
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.36200.6680
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.36200.6680
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