x2gd.4xlarge vs x8aedz.3xlarge

Instance Typex2gd.4xlargex8aedz.3xlarge
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
4xlarge – 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
3xlarge – Size
vCPUs1612
Memory256 GiB384 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
Variantsx2iedn.4xlarge, x2iezn.4xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage1 x 950 SSD1 x 950 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefault
Encryptionsupported
NVMerequired
Dedicated Throughput4750 MBpsup to 15000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth4750 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput593.75 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 18750 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces8
Max Cards1
IPv4 Addresses per Interface30
IPv6 Addresses per Interface30
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.4xlarge
x8aedz.3xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)n/a3.5554
EuropeEurope (Stockholm) (eu-north-1)n/a3.9350
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.60004.1422
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a5.0051
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a5.0051
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)1.3360n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.3360n/a
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.33603.4518
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