i4i.2xlarge
Storage optimized · i4i series · Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.6860
- Per month
- $501
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0858
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0107
Analysis
The i4i.2xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the i4i series with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the i4g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.6178/hour, 9.9% less ($49.82 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64.
At $0.6860/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $501 a month, the i4i.2xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy storage optimized capacity: only 19% of the 90 current storage optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0858.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $299 a month per instance: $0.6860/hour against $1.10/hour, a 60% spread.
It has local instance storage (1 x 1875 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 12 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 27 of 45 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.4032/hour.
It is size 3 of 9 in the i4i series. Stepping up to the i4i.4xlarge gives 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB for $502 more a month. Dropping to the i4i.xlarge saves $250 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.6860 | $1.05 | $0.4450 | $0.3180 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.6860 | $1.05 | $0.4450 | $0.3180 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.6860 | $1.05 | $0.4450 | $0.3180 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.7570 | $1.12 | $0.4930 | $0.3490 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $1.10 | $1.46 | $0.7140 | $0.5050 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.7570 | $1.12 | $0.4930 | $0.3490 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.7960 | $1.16 | $0.5200 | $0.3670 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.8180 | $1.19 | $0.5330 | $0.3800 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.7790 | $1.15 | $0.5070 | $0.3620 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.8230 | $1.19 | $0.5370 | $0.3810 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.8230 | $1.19 | $0.5370 | $0.3810 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.8050 | $1.17 | $0.5250 | $0.3720 |
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 i4i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4032 | -41% |
| r7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4284 | -38% |
| r5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4520 | -34% |
| r6a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4536 | -34% |
| r6gd.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4608 | -33% |
| r8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4713 | -31% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 64 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 1875 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 12 Gigabit |
i4i sizes
| i4i.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1720 |
| i4i.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3430 |
| i4i.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6860 |
| i4i.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.37 |
| i4i.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.75 |
| i4i.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $4.12 |
| i4i.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $5.49 |
| i4i.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $8.24 |
| i4i.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $10.98 |