x2gd.16xlarge vs x8aedz.12xlarge

Instance Typex2gd.16xlargex8aedz.12xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMemory optimized
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
2 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
16xlarge – 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
a – AMD processor
e – Extra storage or memory
d – Instance store volume
z – High performance
12xlarge – Size
vCPUs6448
Memory1024 GiB1536 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64n/a
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R05 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core10
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx2gd.12xlarge, x2gd.16xlarge, x2gd.2xlarge, x2gd.4xlarge, x2gd.8xlarge, x2gd.large, x2gd.medium, x2gd.metal, x2gd.xlargex8aedz.12xlarge, x8aedz.24xlarge, x8aedz.3xlarge, x8aedz.6xlarge, x8aedz.large, x8aedz.metal-12xl, x8aedz.metal-24xl, x8aedz.xlarge
Variantsx2idn.16xlarge, x2iedn.16xlargex8g.12xlarge, x8i.12xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage2 x 1900 SSD1 x 3800 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefault
Encryptionsupported
NVMerequired
Dedicated Throughput19000 MBps30000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth19000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput2375 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance80000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance80000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth19000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput2375 Mbps
Networking
Networking Performance25 Gigabit37500 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces15
Max Cards1
IPv4 Addresses per Interface50
IPv6 Addresses per Interface50
IPv6 Supportyesno
ENA Supportrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnono
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.98x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
x2gd.16xlarge
x8aedz.12xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)n/a14.2214
EuropeEurope (Stockholm) (eu-north-1)n/a15.7402
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)6.400016.5686
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a20.0206
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a20.0206
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)5.3440n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)5.3440n/a
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)5.344013.8072
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