i3.8xlarge
i3.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 244 GiB memory (Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.496 per hour on demand ($1,822.08 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.714 per hour, 31% less. Spot capacity is about $0.8368 per hour. It is sold in 30 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.496 | $0.8368 | $1.714 | $1.21 | $1.971 | $1.391 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.496 | $0.3549 | $1.714 | $1.21 | $1.971 | $1.391 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.496 | $0.7712 | $1.714 | $1.21 | $1.971 | $1.391 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.608 | $0.2608 | $1.783 | $1.277 | $2.051 | $1.469 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.752 | $0.5089 | $1.882 | $1.348 | $2.164 | $1.55 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.752 | $0.2752 | $1.882 | $1.331 | $2.164 | $1.55 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.752 | $1.292 | $1.882 | $1.348 | $2.164 | $1.55 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.752 | $0.407 | $1.882 | $1.348 | $2.164 | $1.55 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.832 | $0.7865 | $1.949 | $1.382 | $2.241 | $1.59 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.832 | $0.2832 | $1.949 | $1.382 | $2.241 | $1.59 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.89 | $0.289 | $1.976 | $1.415 | $2.272 | $1.628 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.896 | $0.2896 | $1.98 | $1.418 | $2.277 | $1.631 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.896 | $1.761 | $1.982 | $1.417 | $2.28 | $1.629 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.896 | $1.189 | $1.98 | $1.40 | $2.277 | $1.61 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.928 | $0.5707 | $1.982 | $1.417 | $2.28 | $1.63 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.928 | $0.835 | $1.982 | $1.417 | $2.28 | $1.63 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.928 | $0.2928 | $1.982 | $1.417 | $2.28 | $1.63 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.976 | $1.082 | $2.016 | $1.452 | $2.318 | $1.669 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.992 | $0.9418 | $2.05 | $1.452 | $2.357 | $1.669 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.992 | $1.084 | $2.05 | $1.452 | $2.357 | $1.669 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.992 | $0.2992 | $2.05 | $1.452 | $2.357 | $1.669 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.992 | $0.2992 | $2.05 | $1.452 | $2.357 | $1.669 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.008 | – | $2.05 | $1.452 | $2.357 | $1.669 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.008 | – | $2.05 | $1.452 | $2.357 | $1.669 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.027 | $0.7742 | $2.07 | $1.483 | $2.38 | $1.705 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.027 | $0.4641 | $2.07 | $1.483 | $2.38 | $1.705 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.274 | $0.5248 | $2.218 | $1.597 | $2.55 | $1.836 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.28 | $0.658 | $2.243 | $1.606 | $2.579 | $1.847 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.296 | $0.3306 | $2.258 | $1.599 | $2.597 | $1.839 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.984 | $0.3984 | $2.721 | $1.926 | $3.129 | $2.215 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.496 | $1.714 | $1.21 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.552 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.596 | $1.747 | $1.243 |
| RHEL | $2.842 | $2.059 | $1.555 |
| Linux SQL Web | $3.037 | $2.254 | $1.75 |
| RHEL HA | $3.29 | $2.507 | $2.003 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.382 | – | – |
| Windows | $3.968 | $3.186 | $2.682 |
| Windows SQL Web | $4.532 | $3.75 | $3.246 |
| Linux SQL Std | $6.336 | $5.554 | $5.05 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $6.682 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $7.13 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $7.808 | $7.026 | $6.522 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $14.496 | $13.714 | $13.21 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $14.842 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $15.29 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $15.968 | $15.186 | $14.682 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.3 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 97 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 244 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 4 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 4 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Yes |
| EBS throughput | 7000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 7,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 7,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 32,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | 32,500 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | i3.8xlarge |
| Family | i3 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
Compare i3.8xlarge
Other generations
Other i3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3.large | 2 | 15.25 | $0.156 |
| i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 | $0.312 |
| i3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 | $0.624 |
| i3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 | $1.248 |
| i3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 | $2.496 |
| i3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
| i3.metal | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.