i3en.metal
i3en.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $10.848 per hour on demand ($7,919.04 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $7.388 per hour, 32% less. Spot capacity is about $1.912 per hour. It is sold in 36 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 | $10.848 | $1.912 | $7.388 | $4.72 | $8.556 | $5.438 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $10.848 | $1.085 | $7.388 | $4.72 | $8.556 | $5.438 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $10.848 | $3.118 | $7.388 | $4.72 | $8.556 | $5.438 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $11.376 | $1.138 | $7.774 | $4.998 | $8.941 | $5.744 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $11.39 | – | $7.757 | $4.956 | $8.983 | $5.71 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $11.491 | – | – | – | $8.958 | $5.724 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $11.707 | $1.171 | $8.006 | $5.096 | $9.213 | $5.868 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $11.707 | $2.73 | $8.006 | $5.096 | $9.213 | $5.868 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $12.00 | $1.20 | $8.196 | $5.215 | $9.442 | $6.069 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $12.00 | $1.20 | $8.196 | $5.215 | $9.442 | $6.069 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $12.00 | $4.557 | $8.196 | $5.215 | $9.425 | $6.069 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $12.00 | $2.877 | $8.196 | $5.215 | $9.442 | $6.069 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $12.00 | $1.20 | $8.196 | $5.215 | $9.442 | $6.069 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $12.336 | $1.234 | $8.418 | $5.387 | $9.749 | $6.209 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $12.336 | $1.234 | $8.418 | $5.387 | $9.749 | $6.209 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $12.586 | $1.259 | $8.636 | $5.526 | $9.914 | $6.348 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $12.60 | $1.26 | $8.606 | $5.476 | $9.914 | $6.373 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $12.624 | $1.262 | $8.63 | $5.486 | $9.95 | $6.358 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $12.624 | $1.442 | $8.635 | $5.471 | $9.942 | $6.287 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $12.768 | $2.136 | $8.716 | $5.551 | $9.953 | $6.36 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $12.768 | $1.277 | $8.716 | $5.551 | $9.953 | $6.36 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $12.768 | $1.937 | $8.646 | $5.54 | $9.929 | $6.659 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $12.96 | $2.223 | $8.848 | $5.658 | $10.097 | $6.531 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $13.008 | $2.735 | $8.895 | $5.662 | $10.236 | $6.52 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $13.008 | $2.047 | $8.895 | $5.662 | $10.236 | $6.52 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $13.008 | $1.301 | $8.895 | $5.662 | $10.236 | $6.52 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $13.008 | $1.301 | $8.895 | $5.662 | $10.236 | $6.52 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $13.104 | – | $8.93 | $5.67 | $10.257 | $6.534 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $13.104 | – | – | – | $10.257 | $6.534 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $13.142 | $1.934 | $9.012 | $5.788 | $10.377 | $6.659 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $13.20 | $5.404 | $9.015 | $5.737 | $10.386 | $6.676 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $13.658 | – | – | – | $10.748 | $6.846 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $14.256 | $1.426 | $9.757 | $6.267 | $11.232 | $7.206 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $14.256 | $1.426 | $9.733 | $6.223 | $11.106 | $7.184 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $14.319 | $1.917 | $9.792 | $6.233 | $11.268 | $7.178 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $17.28 | $1.728 | $11.795 | $7.538 | $13.574 | $8.605 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $10.848 | $7.388 | $4.72 |
| SUSE | $10.973 | $7.448 | $4.774 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $11.016 | – | – |
| RHEL | $11.885 | $8.425 | $5.757 |
| Linux SQL Web | $12.47 | $9.01 | $6.343 |
| RHEL HA | $13.229 | $9.769 | $7.101 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $13.507 | – | – |
| Windows | $15.264 | $11.804 | $9.136 |
| Windows SQL Web | $16.886 | $13.426 | $10.759 |
| Linux SQL Std | $22.368 | $18.908 | $16.24 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $23.405 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $24.749 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $26.784 | $23.324 | $20.656 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $46.848 | $43.388 | $40.72 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $47.885 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $49.229 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $51.264 | $47.804 | $45.136 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 100 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 100 Gbps |
| Network peak | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 8 x 7500 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 8 × 7,500 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 14000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | i3en.metal |
| Family | i3en |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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Other i3en sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3en.large | 2 | 16 | $0.226 |
| i3en.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.452 |
| i3en.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.904 |
| i3en.3xlarge | 12 | 96 | $1.356 |
| i3en.6xlarge | 24 | 192 | $2.712 |
| i3en.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $5.424 |
| i3en.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $10.848 |
| i3en.metal | 96 | 768 | $10.848 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.