x2gd.8xlarge vs x2iezn.6xlarge

Instance Typex2gd.8xlargex2iezn.6xlarge
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
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
6xlarge – Size
vCPUs3224
Memory512 GiB768 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8252
Clock Speed2.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx2gd.12xlarge, x2gd.16xlarge, x2gd.2xlarge, x2gd.4xlarge, x2gd.8xlarge, x2gd.large, x2gd.medium, x2gd.metal, x2gd.xlargex2iezn.12xlarge, x2iezn.2xlarge, x2iezn.4xlarge, x2iezn.6xlarge, x2iezn.8xlarge, x2iezn.metal
Variantsx2iedn.8xlarge, x2iezn.8xlarge
RDSdb.x2iezn.6xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage1 x 1900 SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput9500 MBps9500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth9500 Mbps9500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput1187.5 Mbps1187.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth9500 Mbps9500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1187.5 Mbps1187.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking Performance12 Gigabit50 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces88
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.10x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
x2gd.8xlarge
x2iezn.6xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)n/a6.0000
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)3.20006.1530
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a7.2540
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)2.6720n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)2.67205.0040
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)2.67205.0040
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