r6in.8xlarge vs x2iezn.8xlarge

Instance Typer6in.8xlargex2iezn.8xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMemory optimized
DetailsHigh-performance databases, data mining/analysis, in-memory databases, distributed large-scale caches, real-time processing apps for unstructured big data, Hadoop/Spark clusters, and other enterprise apps.

r – RAM / memory optimized
6 – Generation
i – Intel processor
n – Network and EBS optimized
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
2 – Generation
i – Intel processor
e – Extra storage or memory
z – High performance
n – Network and EBS optimized
8xlarge – Size
vCPUs3232
Memory256 GiB1024 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8252
Clock Speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesr6in.12xlarge, r6in.16xlarge, r6in.24xlarge, r6in.2xlarge, r6in.32xlarge, r6in.4xlarge, r6in.8xlarge, r6in.large, r6in.metal, r6in.xlargex2iezn.12xlarge, x2iezn.2xlarge, x2iezn.4xlarge, x2iezn.6xlarge, x2iezn.8xlarge, x2iezn.metal
Generationsr6in.8xlarge, r8in.8xlarge
Variantsr6a.8xlarge, r6g.8xlarge, r6gd.8xlarge, r6i.8xlarge, r6id.8xlarge, r6idn.8xlargex2gd.8xlarge, x2iedn.8xlarge
RDSdb.r6in.8xlargedb.x2iezn.8xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput25000 MBps12000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth25000 Mbps12000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput3125 Mbps1500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance100000 IOPS55000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance100000 IOPS55000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth25000 Mbps12000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput3125 Mbps1500 Mbps
Networking
Networking Performance50000 Megabit75 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces88
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportyesno
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.50x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
r6in.8xlarge
x2iezn.8xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)n/a8.0000
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)2.97658.2040
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)3.05149.6720
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)3.1262n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)3.2760n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)3.3322n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)3.3322n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)3.3509n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)3.3883n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)3.3883n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)2.7893n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)2.78936.6720
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)2.78936.6720
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