i8ge.12xlarge
Storage optimized · i8ge series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 48
- Memory
- 384 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $5.70
- Per month
- $4,157
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1187
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0148
Analysis
The i8ge.12xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the i8ge series with 48 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton4 (up to 2.7 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the i8g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $4.12/hour, 28% less ($1,151 a month).
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $828 a month per instance: $5.70/hour against $6.83/hour, a 20% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Looking beyond its own line, 38 of 40 current types with 48 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $2.42/hour.
On demand it costs $5.70/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $4,157 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for storage optimized types at the 66th percentile per vCPU ($0.1187 per vCPU-hour) and the 59th percentile per GiB ($0.0148 per GiB-hour).
It has local instance storage (4 x 7500 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 75 Gigabit.
It is size 6 of 9 in the i8ge series. Stepping up to the i8ge.18xlarge gives 72 vCPUs and 576 GiB for $2,079 more a month. Dropping to the i8ge.6xlarge saves $2,079 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $5.70 | – | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $5.70 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $5.70 | – | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $6.30 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $6.30 | – | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $6.63 | – | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $6.80 | – | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $6.48 | – | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $6.83 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $6.83 | – | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $6.70 | – | – | – |
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 i8ge.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 384 GiB | $2.42 | -58% |
| r7g.12xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 48 | 384 GiB | $2.57 | -55% |
| r5a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 48 | 384 GiB | $2.71 | -52% |
| r6a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 48 | 384 GiB | $2.72 | -52% |
| r6gd.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 384 GiB | $2.76 | -51% |
| r8g.12xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 48 | 384 GiB | $2.83 | -50% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 48 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 384 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Storage | 4 x 7500 NVMe SSD |
| Network | 75 Gigabit |
i8ge sizes
| i8ge.large | 2 vCPU | $0.2373 |
| i8ge.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.4746 |
| i8ge.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.9492 |
| i8ge.3xlarge | 12 vCPU | $1.42 |
| i8ge.6xlarge | 24 vCPU | $2.85 |
| i8ge.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $5.70 |
| i8ge.18xlarge | 72 vCPU | $8.54 |
| i8ge.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $11.39 |
| i8ge.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $22.78 |