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Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 at 2.3 GHz, x86_64, 2 to 64 vCPUs, 15.25 to 488 GiB

Prices Description Specs Performance ranking Available Regions Prices by region
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i3 prices per hour on Linux/UNIX, each type in its cheapest region
Type vCPU Memory Typical spot On-demand Cheapest region Per vCPU-hour
i3.large2 vCPU, 15.25 GiB 2 15.25 GiB $0.0163 $0.1630 eu-north-1 of 28 $0.00815
i3.xlarge4 vCPU, 30.5 GiB 4 30.5 GiB $0.0344 $0.3440 eu-south-2 of 28 $0.00860
i3.2xlarge8 vCPU, 61 GiB 8 61 GiB $0.0688 $0.6880 eu-south-2 of 28 $0.00860
i3.4xlarge16 vCPU, 122 GiB 16 122 GiB $0.1416 $1.416 ap-south-2 of 28 $0.00885
i3.8xlarge32 vCPU, 244 GiB 32 244 GiB $0.2608 $2.608 eu-north-1 of 28 $0.00815
i3.16xlarge64 vCPU, 488 GiB 64 488 GiB $0.5216 $5.216 eu-north-1 of 28 $0.00815

Per hour on Linux/UNIX, in each type's cheapest region. Typical spot: per pricing run of the last 7 days, the cheapest zone's spot price, averaged, as the finder shows it with that region selected. On-demand: the same region's price. Per vCPU-hour: the spot price, or without spot the on-demand price, per vCPU. Every region is under Prices by region.

The I3 instance family, launched on February 24, 2017, features Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) processors at 2.3 GHz. These Storage Optimized instances utilize high-speed, local NVMe SSD-backed storage for low-latency, high-IOPS performance, delivering up to 3.3 million IOPS and up to 25 Gbps of network bandwidth. The family, which includes the i3.metal type, is ideal for I/O-intensive workloads like NoSQL databases and real-time analytics.

Written by Gemini from web sources and not checked: the specs and prices on this page come from AWS.

Instance Types
i3.large i3.xlarge i3.2xlarge i3.4xlarge i3.8xlarge i3.16xlarge
vCPUs
2 to 64
Memory
15.25 to 488 GiB
Architecture
x86_64
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4
Sustained clock
2.3 GHz
Single-thread PassMark
1608 measured on i3, 2025-11-20
Specs of each type
Type vCPU Memory Local storage Network EBS
i3.large 2 15.25 GiB 475 GB NVMe SSD up to 10 (0.75 baseline) 0.425
i3.xlarge 4 30.5 GiB 950 GB NVMe SSD up to 10 (1.25 baseline) 0.85
i3.2xlarge 8 61 GiB 1900 GB NVMe SSD up to 10 (2.5 baseline) 1.7
i3.4xlarge 16 122 GiB 2 × 1900 GB NVMe SSD up to 10 (5 baseline) 3.5
i3.8xlarge 32 244 GiB 4 × 1900 GB NVMe SSD 10 7
i3.16xlarge 64 488 GiB 8 × 1900 GB NVMe SSD 25 14

Network and EBS: peak bandwidth in Gbit/s, with the bandwidth the type sustains when it is lower. Local storage: the instance store, in decimal GB as AWS sizes it.

Ranked by PassMark single-thread score
All x86_64 arm64
#1
m8azn, x8aedz
4257
#3
m8a, c8a, hpc8a, r8a
3803 3801–3803
#7
m8i, m8ib, m8id, m8in, m8idb, m8idn, m8ine, m8i-flex, c8i, c8i-flex, c8ib, c8id, c8in, c8ine, r8i, r8i-flex, r8ib, r8id, r8idb, r8idn, r8in, t8i, x8i
3271 3243–3271
#30
i7i, r7iz
3115 3105–3115
#32
m7a, c7a, c7i, hpc7a, r7a
2955 2875–2955
#37
m7i, r7i
2816 2763–2816
#39
c7i-flex
2700
#40
m6a, m5zn, m7i-flex, c6a, hpc6a, i7ie, r6a, x2iezn
2596 2549–2596
#48
m6i, m6id, m6in, m6idn, c6i, c6id, c6in, hpc6id, i4i, r6i, r6id, r6idn, r6in, x2idn, x2iedn, z1d
2303 2269–2303
#64
c5a, c5ad, c5d
2034 1995–2034
#67
m5d, c5, c5n
1901 1853–1901
#70
m5dn, c4, r5dn, r5n, t2, t3
1777 1746–1777
#76
m5, m5n, i3en, r5, r5b, r5d
1703 1686–1703
#82
m4, c3, i3
1625 1582–1625
#85
r3, r4
1539 1525–1539
#87
m5a, m5ad, r5a, r5ad, t3a
1414 1388–1414

Not benchmarked yet 44

These families have no PassMark single-thread score yet, so they are not ranked.

c1, d2, d3, d3en, dl2q, f2, g4dn, g5, g6, g6e, g6f, g7, g7e, gr6, gr6f, h1, i2, inf1, inf2, m1, m2, m3, mac1, p3dn, p4d, p4de, p5, p5en, p6-b200, p6-b300, t1, trn1, trn1n, u-3tb1, u-6tb1, u7i-12tb, u7i-6tb, u7i-8tb, u7in-16tb, u7in-24tb, u7in-32tb, vt1, x1, x1e

28 regions with a price in the last 7 days. Select up to 4 to compare them in the price history charts under Prices by region.

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Each type's regions on Linux/UNIX, cheapest first, with the same figures as the Prices table, and its price history: the daily mean of every zone and pricing run, over the last 15 UTC days. Each price column is tinted from its cheapest region (green) to its most expensive (red).

i3.large2 vCPU, 15.25 GiB, 28 regions
i3.large prices per hour on Linux/UNIX, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.0163 $0.1630 90%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.0177 $0.1770 90%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.0183 $0.1830 90%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.0187 $0.1870 90%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.0191 $0.1720 89%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.0211 $0.1560 86%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.0302 $0.1560 81%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.0304 $0.1770 83%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.0311 $0.1870 83%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.0314 $0.2060 85%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.0316 $0.1810 83%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.0329 $0.2490 87%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.0339 $0.1810 81%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.0359 $0.2050 82%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.0366 $0.1560 77%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.0388 $0.2050 81%
us-west-1 N. California $0.0403 $0.1720 77%
eu-west-2 London $0.0449 $0.1810 75%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.0451 $0.1720 74%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.0453 $0.1830 75%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.0462 $0.1870 75%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.0479 $0.1830 74%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.0511 $0.1870 73%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.0515 $0.1810 72%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.0517 $0.1860 72%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.0574 $0.1720 67%
me-central-1 UAE $0.0774 $0.1890 59%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.1890
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
i3.xlarge4 vCPU, 30.5 GiB, 28 regions
i3.xlarge prices per hour on Linux/UNIX, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
eu-south-2 Spain $0.0344 $0.3440 90%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.0354 $0.3540 90%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.0374 $0.3740 90%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.0495 $0.3260 85%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.0580 $0.3120 81%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.0585 $0.4090 86%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.0616 $0.3740 84%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.0622 $0.3620 83%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.0624 $0.3660 83%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.0771 $0.4100 81%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.0847 $0.4980 83%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.0859 $0.3610 76%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.0892 $0.4120 78%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.0956 $0.3660 74%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.1000 $0.3120 68%
eu-west-2 London $0.1003 $0.3620 72%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.1049 $0.3440 69%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.1077 $0.3120 65%
us-west-1 N. California $0.1124 $0.3440 67%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.1125 $0.3540 68%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.1302 $0.3660 64%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.1342 $0.3740 64%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.1376 $0.3740 63%
me-central-1 UAE $0.1547 $0.3780 59%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.1695 $0.3720 54%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.1738 $0.3440 49%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.1742 $0.3620 52%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.3780
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
i3.2xlarge8 vCPU, 61 GiB, 28 regions
i3.2xlarge prices per hour on Linux/UNIX, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
eu-south-2 Spain $0.0688 $0.6880 90%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.0708 $0.7080 90%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.0748 $0.7480 90%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.0877 $0.6520 87%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.0996 $0.7480 87%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.0999 $0.8240 88%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.1001 $0.8180 88%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.1036 $0.7320 86%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.1239 $0.7220 83%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.1463 $0.7240 80%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.1507 $0.7320 79%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.1578 $0.8200 81%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.1591 $0.6240 75%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.2162 $0.9960 78%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.2451 $0.6880 64%
eu-west-2 London $0.2513 $0.7240 65%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.2793 $0.7080 61%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.2858 $0.6240 54%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.2960 $0.7480 60%
me-central-1 UAE $0.3099 $0.7570 59%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.3218 $0.7320 56%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.3352 $0.7240 54%
us-west-1 N. California $0.3497 $0.6880 49%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.3622 $0.7480 52%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.3714 $0.6240 40%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.4218 $0.7440 43%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.4561 $0.6880 34%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.7570
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
i3.4xlarge16 vCPU, 122 GiB, 28 regions
i3.4xlarge prices per hour on Linux/UNIX, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.1416 $1.416 90%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.1464 $1.464 90%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.1496 $1.496 90%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.1496 $1.496 90%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.1637 $1.637 90%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.1748 $1.464 88%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.1955 $1.304 85%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.1985 $1.648 88%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.2596 $1.445 82%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.2847 $1.640 83%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.2998 $1.992 85%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.3044 $1.248 76%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.3697 $1.376 73%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.4452 $1.416 69%
eu-west-2 London $0.4786 $1.448 67%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.4793 $1.448 67%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.5119 $1.448 65%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.5148 $1.496 66%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.5294 $1.248 58%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.5321 $1.496 64%
us-west-1 N. California $0.5343 $1.376 61%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.5457 $1.248 56%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.5655 $1.376 59%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.5708 $1.464 61%
me-central-1 UAE $0.6198 $1.514 59%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.6624 $1.488 55%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.6745 $1.376 51%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $1.514
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
i3.8xlarge32 vCPU, 244 GiB, 28 regions
i3.8xlarge prices per hour on Linux/UNIX, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.2608 $2.608 90%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.2784 $2.752 90%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.2832 $2.832 90%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.2928 $2.928 90%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.2992 $2.992 90%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.2992 $2.992 90%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.3296 $3.296 90%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.3871 $2.496 84%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.3984 $3.984 90%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.4663 $2.896 84%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.4729 $3.274 86%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.4880 $3.280 85%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.4994 $2.928 83%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.5029 $2.752 82%
us-west-1 N. California $0.5423 $2.752 80%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.6098 $2.890 79%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.6213 $2.928 79%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.8490 $2.832 70%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.8830 $2.496 65%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $1.019 $2.496 59%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $1.044 $2.992 65%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $1.111 $2.992 63%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $1.168 $2.976 61%
me-central-1 UAE $1.239 $3.027 59%
eu-west-3 Paris $1.312 $2.896 55%
eu-west-2 London $1.599 $2.896 45%
eu-west-1 Ireland $1.656 $2.752 40%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $3.027
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
i3.16xlarge64 vCPU, 488 GiB, 28 regions
i3.16xlarge prices per hour on Linux/UNIX, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.5216 $5.216 90%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.5504 $5.504 90%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.5664 $5.664 90%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.5854 $5.792 90%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.5856 $5.856 90%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.5984 $5.984 90%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.5984 $5.984 90%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.6005 $5.856 90%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.6191 $4.992 88%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.6547 $6.547 90%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.6560 $6.560 90%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.6592 $6.592 90%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.7968 $7.968 90%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.8693 $5.779 85%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.8695 $5.792 85%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.8965 $5.504 84%
eu-west-2 London $0.9604 $5.792 83%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $1.025 $5.664 82%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $1.035 $5.856 82%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $1.107 $5.984 82%
us-west-2 Oregon $1.109 $4.992 78%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $1.604 $5.984 73%
us-west-1 N. California $1.677 $5.504 70%
us-east-1 N. Virginia $1.765 $4.992 65%
eu-west-1 Ireland $1.960 $5.504 64%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $2.133 $5.952 64%
me-central-1 UAE $2.478 $6.054 59%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $6.054
Solid: spot, the daily mean of all zones (the typical spot above takes the cheapest zone). Dashed: on-demand. UTC days.
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