i3.8xlarge.searchvsi4i.8xlarge.search

i3.8xlarge.search is 9% cheaper than i4i.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $292.00 a month.

At a glancei3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
On-demand$3.994/hr9% less$4.394/hr
Lowest rate$2.077/hr9% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.285/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 244 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. standard option, USD per hour.

Optioni3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search vs i3.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$3.994$4.394▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$2.75631% off$3.032▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.07748% off$2.285▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where i3.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$3.994 vs $4.394 per hour
9% cheaper
Where i4i.8xlarge.search leads
Network baseline18.75 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
56% higher
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
52% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 7,000 Mbps
43% higher
Memory (GiB)256 vs 244
5% higher

Specs

15 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 7 differi3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU99variable
Memory1 of 1 differi3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)244256
Networking2 of 2 differi3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Network baseline12 Gbps18.75 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps18.75 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differi3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Storage4 x 1900 NVMe SSD2 x 3,750 Nitro SSD
Local disks4 × 1,900 GB SSD2 × 3,750 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth7,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth7,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput875 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput875 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS32,50040,000
EBS max IOPS32,50040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchi3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated managerData, Dedicated manager
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differi3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Familyi3i4i
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differi3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisi3.8xlargei4i.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for i3.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regioni3.8xlarge.searchi4i.8xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.994$4.394▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.994$4.394▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.994$4.394▲ 10%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.183$4.59▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.403$4.843▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.403$4.843▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.403$4.843▲ 10%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.403$4.843▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$4.531$4.984▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$4.531$4.984▲ 10%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$4.623$5.086▲ 10%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.623$5.098▲ 10%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.634$5.098▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.634$5.098▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$4.685$5.154▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.685$5.154▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.685$5.154▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.762$5.238▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$4.787$5.266▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$4.787$5.266▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.787$5.266▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.787$5.266▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.793$5.294▲ 10%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.793$5.294▲ 10%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$4.843$5.322▲ 10%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$4.844$5.322▲ 10%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$5.238$5.762▲ 10%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$5.24$5.773▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$5.266$5.802▲ 10%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.322$7.011▼ 4%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

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