f1.2xlarge
FPGA Instances · f1 series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 122 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.65
- Per month
- $1,205
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.2062
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0135
Analysis
The f1.2xlarge is a fpga instances instance in the f1 series with 8 vCPUs and 122 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) (up to 2.3 GHz), which makes it very memory-heavy at 15.25 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $242 a month per instance: $1.65/hour against $1.98/hour, a 20% spread. It is not offered in Ohio, Canada Central, São Paulo, Mumbai, Singapore and Tokyo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer fpga instances types: 75% of the 6 current types in the family cost less than its $0.2062 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the local NVMe disk. On demand it is $1.65/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $1,205 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 3 of 4 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the x2gd.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.6680/hour.
It has local instance storage (1 x 470 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
It is the smallest of the 3 f1 sizes. Stepping up to the f1.4xlarge gives 16 vCPUs and 244 GiB for $1,205 more a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.65 | $1.65 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.65 | $1.65 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.81 | $1.81 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $1.91 | – | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.73 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.98 | – | – | – |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs f1.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x2gd.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 128 GiB | $0.6680 | -60% |
| x8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 128 GiB | $0.7816 | -53% |
| x8i.2xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 8 | 128 GiB | $0.8753 | -47% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 122 GiB (15.2 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 470 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
f1 sizes
| f1.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $1.65 |
| f1.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $3.30 |
| f1.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $13.20 |