r8i-flex.12xlargevsr8i.12xlarge
r8i-flex.12xlarge is 5% cheaper than r8i.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $121.76 a month.
| At a glance | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $3.167/hr5% less | $3.334/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.614/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.7437/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge vs r8i-flex.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.167 | $3.334 | ▲ 5% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 81% off$0.614 | 78% off$0.7437 | ▲ 21% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$2.295 | 28% off$2.416 | ▲ 5% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$1.652 | 48% off$1.739 | ▲ 5% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8i-flex.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.167 vs $3.334 per hour
5% cheaperWhere r8i.12xlarge leads
Network baseline22.5 Gbps vs 11.25 Gbps
2× higherEBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps vs 7,500 Mbps
2× higherSpecs
9 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 10 match | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking2 of 8 differ | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 22500 Megabit | 22500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 11.25 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 12 | 12 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage4 of 11 differ | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 15000 Mbps | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 7,500 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 937.5 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8i-flex | r8i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8i-flex.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8i-flex.12xlarge | r8i.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $3.167 | $3.334 | ▲ 5% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $3.167 | $3.334 | ▲ 5% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $3.167 | $3.334 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $3.248 | $3.419 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $3.268 | $3.44 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $3.268 | $3.44 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $3.368 | $3.546 | ▲ 5% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $3.469 | $3.652 | ▲ 5% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $3.469 | $3.652 | ▲ 5% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $3.519 | $3.704 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $3.544 | $3.731 | ▲ 5% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $3.544 | $3.731 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $3.72 | $3.916 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $3.72 | $3.916 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $3.72 | $3.916 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.796 | $3.995 | ▲ 5% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $3.796 | $3.995 | ▲ 5% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $3.796 | $3.995 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.821 | $4.022 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $3.821 | $4.022 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.821 | $4.022 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.821 | $4.022 | ▲ 5% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $3.899 | $4.104 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $3.985 | $4.195 | ▲ 5% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $4.203 | $4.424 | ▲ 5% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $4.223 | $4.445 | ▲ 5% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $5.053 | $5.318 | ▲ 5% |
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