x8i.xlarge vs inf2.xlarge

Instance Typex8i.xlargeinf2.xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMachine Learning ASIC
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
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML) inference

inf – AWS Inferentia
2 – Generation
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory64 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
GPUs1
Inference Acceleratornoyes
Inference Accelerator NameInferentia2
Inference Accelerator ManufacturerAWS
Inference Accelerator Count1
Accelerator Memory32 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx8i.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.xlargeinf2.24xlarge, inf2.48xlarge, inf2.8xlarge, inf2.xlarge
Generationsinf1.xlarge, inf2.xlarge
Variantsx8aedz.xlarge, x8g.xlarge
SageMakerml.inf2.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBpsup to 10240 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput156.25 Mbps156.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.82x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
x8i.xlarge
inf2.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.45160.8340
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.63461.1373
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.63461.2889
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.6346n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.6346n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.49910.9098
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.52520.9478
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.52520.9857
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.52520.9857
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.55131.0615
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.55141.0615
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.57121.1373
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.61271.1373
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.43770.7582
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.43770.7582
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.43770.7582
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