i7ie.18xlarge
Storage optimized · i7ie series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids)
- vCPU
- 72
- Memory
- 576 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $9.36
- Per month
- $6,830
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1300
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0162
Analysis
The i7ie.18xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the i7ie series with 72 vCPUs and 576 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids) (up to 3.2 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer storage optimized types: 84% of the 90 current types in the family cost less than its $0.1300 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the local NVMe disk. On demand it is $9.36/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $6,830 for a 730-hour month.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $4,050 a month per instance: $9.36/hour against $14.90/hour, a 59% spread.
Looking beyond its own line, 1 of 2 current types with 72 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the i8ge.18xlarge on AWS Graviton4 at $8.54/hour.
It has local instance storage (6 x 7500 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 75 Gigabit.
It is size 7 of 9 in the i7ie series. Stepping up to the i7ie.24xlarge gives 96 vCPUs and 768 GiB for $2,277 more a month. Dropping to the i7ie.12xlarge saves $2,277 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $9.36 | $12.67 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $9.36 | $12.67 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $9.36 | $12.67 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $10.35 | $13.66 | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $14.90 | $18.22 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $10.35 | $13.66 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $10.89 | $14.20 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $11.18 | $14.49 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $10.64 | $13.95 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $11.22 | $14.53 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $11.22 | $14.53 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $11.01 | $14.32 | – | – |
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 i7ie.18xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i8ge.18xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 72 | 576 GiB | $8.54 | -9% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 72 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 576 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.2 GHz |
| Storage | 6 x 7500 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 75 Gigabit |
i7ie sizes
| i7ie.large | 2 vCPU | $0.2599 |
| i7ie.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.5198 |
| i7ie.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $1.04 |
| i7ie.3xlarge | 12 vCPU | $1.56 |
| i7ie.6xlarge | 24 vCPU | $3.12 |
| i7ie.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $6.24 |
| i7ie.18xlarge | 72 vCPU | $9.36 |
| i7ie.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $12.48 |
| i7ie.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $24.95 |