i3.metalvsi4i.metal
i3.metal is 55% cheaper than i4i.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,372.70 a month. Per vCPU, i3.metal costs 9% less.
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | i3.metal | i4i.metal | i4i.metal vs i3.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.992 | $10.982 | ▲ 120% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 64% off$1.807 | 81% off$2.043 | ▲ 13% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 35% off$7.127 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 54% off$5.08 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 22% off$8.552 | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 44% off$6.096 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where i3.metal leads
On-demand price$4.992 vs $10.982 per hour
55% cheaperWhere i4i.metal leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 488
2.1× highervCPUs128 vs 64
2× higherSpecs
38 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute10 of 11 differ | i3.metal | i4i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 128 |
| Physical cores | – | 64 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | – | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | – | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | – | No |
| ECU | 201 | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | i3.metal | i4i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 488 | 1,024 |
| Networking8 of 8 differ | i3.metal | i4i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | – | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | – | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | – | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | – | Yes |
| IPv6 | – | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | – | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | – | 50 |
| Storage12 of 12 differ | i3.metal | i4i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 8 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 8 x 3750 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 8 × 3,750 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | – | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | – | Required |
| EBS throughput | 14000 Mbps | 40000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 160,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 160,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | – | 31 |
| Instance details7 of 9 differ | i3.metal | i4i.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | i3 | i4i |
| Category | Storage optimized | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 256 |
| Bare metal | – | Yes |
| Placement groups | – | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | – | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | – | No |
| Boot modes | – | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for i3.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | i3.metal | i4i.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.992 | $10.982 | ▲ 120% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $4.992 | $10.982 | ▲ 120% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.992 | $10.982 | ▲ 120% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $5.216 | $11.475 | ▲ 120% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $5.504 | $12.109 | ▲ 120% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $5.504 | $12.109 | ▲ 120% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $5.504 | $12.109 | ▲ 120% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $5.664 | $12.461 | ▲ 120% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $5.792 | $12.742 | ▲ 120% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $5.792 | $12.742 | ▲ 120% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $5.792 | $12.742 | ▲ 120% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $5.856 | $12.883 | ▲ 120% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $5.856 | $12.883 | ▲ 120% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $5.856 | $12.883 | ▲ 120% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $5.952 | $13.094 | ▲ 120% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $5.984 | $13.165 | ▲ 120% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $5.984 | $13.165 | ▲ 120% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $6.016 | $13.235 | ▲ 120% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $6.016 | $13.235 | ▲ 120% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $6.054 | $13.306 | ▲ 120% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $6.56 | $14.432 | ▲ 120% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $6.592 | $14.502 | ▲ 120% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $7.968 | $17.53 | ▲ 120% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.