inf2.8xlarge vs x8i.8xlarge

Instance Typeinf2.8xlargex8i.8xlarge
Instance FamilyMachine Learning ASICMemory optimized
DetailsMachine Learning (ML) inference

inf – AWS Inferentia
2 – Generation
8xlarge – 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
8xlarge – Size
vCPUs3232
Memory128 GiB512 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
GPUs1
Inference Acceleratoryesno
Inference Accelerator NameInferentia2
Inference Accelerator ManufacturerAWS
Inference Accelerator Count1
Accelerator Memory32 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesinf2.24xlarge, inf2.48xlarge, inf2.8xlarge, inf2.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
Variantsx8g.8xlarge
SageMakerml.inf2.8xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput10240 MBps10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 Gigabit15000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces810
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3050
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3050
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnoyes
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.69x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
inf2.8xlarge
x8i.8xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)2.16473.6125
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)3.34545.0770
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a5.0770
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a5.0770
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a5.0770
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)2.45983.9930
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)2.55824.2016
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)2.55824.2016
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)2.75504.2016
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)2.75504.4102
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)2.95184.4115
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)2.95184.5693
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)2.95184.9019
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)1.96793.5013
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.96793.5013
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.96793.5013
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