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i3 EC2 instance family

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 Windows, 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 $0.1076 $0.2480 us-east-1 of 28 $0.0538
i3.xlarge4 vCPU, 30.5 GiB 4 30.5 GiB $0.2152 $0.4960 us-east-1 of 28 $0.0538
i3.2xlarge8 vCPU, 61 GiB 8 61 GiB $0.4304 $0.9920 us-east-1 of 28 $0.0538
i3.4xlarge16 vCPU, 122 GiB 16 122 GiB $0.8608 $1.984 us-east-1 of 28 $0.0538
i3.8xlarge32 vCPU, 244 GiB 32 244 GiB $1.722 $3.968 us-east-1 of 28 $0.0538
i3.16xlarge64 vCPU, 488 GiB 64 488 GiB $3.443 $7.936 us-east-1 of 28 $0.0538

Per hour on Windows, 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 Windows, 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 Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.1076 $0.2480 57%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.1076 $0.2480 57%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.1076 $0.2480 57%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.1083 $0.2550 58%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.1092 $0.2640 59%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.1092 $0.2640 59%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.1092 $0.2640 59%
us-west-1 N. California $0.1092 $0.2640 59%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.1097 $0.2690 59%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.1097 $0.2690 59%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.1101 $0.2730 60%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.1101 $0.2730 60%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.1101 $0.2730 60%
eu-west-2 London $0.1101 $0.2730 60%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.1103 $0.2750 60%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.1103 $0.2750 60%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.1103 $0.2750 60%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.1107 $0.2790 60%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.1107 $0.2790 60%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.1107 $0.2790 60%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.1107 $0.2790 60%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.1125 $0.2970 62%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.1125 $0.2970 62%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.1126 $0.2980 62%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.1169 $0.3410 66%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.1250 $0.2780 55%
me-central-1 UAE $0.1694 $0.2810 40%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.2810
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 Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.2152 $0.4960 57%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.2152 $0.4960 57%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.2152 $0.4960 57%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.2166 $0.5100 58%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.2184 $0.5280 59%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.2184 $0.5280 59%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.2184 $0.5280 59%
us-west-1 N. California $0.2184 $0.5280 59%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.2194 $0.5380 59%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.2194 $0.5380 59%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.2201 $0.5450 60%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.2202 $0.5460 60%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.2202 $0.5460 60%
eu-west-2 London $0.2202 $0.5460 60%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.2206 $0.5500 60%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.2206 $0.5500 60%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.2206 $0.5500 60%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.2214 $0.5580 60%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.2214 $0.5580 60%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.2214 $0.5580 60%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.2214 $0.5580 60%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.2249 $0.5930 62%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.2250 $0.5940 62%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.2252 $0.5960 62%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.2338 $0.6820 66%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.2487 $0.5560 55%
me-central-1 UAE $0.3387 $0.5620 40%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $0.5620
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 Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.4304 $0.9920 57%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.4304 $0.9920 57%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.4304 $0.9920 57%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.4332 $1.020 58%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.4368 $1.056 59%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.4368 $1.056 59%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.4368 $1.056 59%
us-west-1 N. California $0.4368 $1.056 59%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.4388 $1.076 59%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.4388 $1.076 59%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.4402 $1.090 60%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.4404 $1.092 60%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.4404 $1.092 60%
eu-west-2 London $0.4404 $1.092 60%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.4412 $1.100 60%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.4412 $1.100 60%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.4412 $1.100 60%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.4424 $1.112 60%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.4428 $1.116 60%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.4428 $1.116 60%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.4428 $1.116 60%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.4428 $1.116 60%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.4498 $1.186 62%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.4500 $1.188 62%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.4504 $1.192 62%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.4676 $1.364 66%
me-central-1 UAE $0.6779 $1.125 40%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $1.125
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 Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $0.8608 $1.984 57%
us-east-2 Ohio $0.8608 $1.984 57%
us-west-2 Oregon $0.8608 $1.984 57%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $0.8664 $2.040 58%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $0.8736 $2.112 59%
eu-south-2 Spain $0.8736 $2.112 59%
eu-west-1 Ireland $0.8736 $2.112 59%
us-west-1 N. California $0.8736 $2.112 59%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $0.8776 $2.152 59%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $0.8776 $2.152 59%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $0.8805 $2.181 60%
eu-south-1 Milan $0.8808 $2.184 60%
eu-west-3 Paris $0.8808 $2.184 60%
eu-west-2 London $0.8808 $2.184 60%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $0.8824 $2.200 60%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $0.8824 $2.200 60%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $0.8824 $2.200 60%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $0.8848 $2.224 60%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $0.8856 $2.232 60%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $0.8856 $2.232 60%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $0.8856 $2.232 60%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $0.8856 $2.232 60%
eu-central-2 Zurich $0.8997 $2.373 62%
af-south-1 Cape Town $0.9000 $2.376 62%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $0.9008 $2.384 62%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $0.9352 $2.728 66%
me-central-1 UAE $1.356 $2.250 40%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $2.250
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 Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $1.722 $3.968 57%
us-east-2 Ohio $1.722 $3.968 57%
us-west-2 Oregon $1.722 $3.968 57%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $1.733 $4.080 58%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $1.747 $4.224 59%
us-west-1 N. California $1.747 $4.224 59%
eu-south-2 Spain $1.751 $4.224 59%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $1.755 $4.304 59%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $1.755 $4.304 59%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $1.761 $4.362 60%
eu-south-1 Milan $1.762 $4.368 60%
eu-west-3 Paris $1.762 $4.368 60%
eu-west-2 London $1.762 $4.368 60%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $1.765 $4.400 60%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $1.765 $4.400 60%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $1.765 $4.400 60%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $1.770 $4.448 60%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $1.771 $4.464 60%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $1.771 $4.464 60%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $1.771 $4.464 60%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $1.771 $4.464 60%
eu-central-2 Zurich $1.799 $4.746 62%
af-south-1 Cape Town $1.800 $4.752 62%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $1.802 $4.768 62%
eu-west-1 Ireland $1.860 $4.224 56%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $1.870 $5.456 66%
me-central-1 UAE $2.711 $4.499 40%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $4.499
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 Windows, by region, cheapest first
Region Typical spot On-demand Spot saving
us-east-1 N. Virginia $3.443 $7.936 57%
us-east-2 Ohio $3.443 $7.936 57%
us-west-2 Oregon $3.443 $7.936 57%
eu-north-1 Stockholm $3.466 $8.160 58%
ca-central-1 Canada Central $3.494 $8.448 59%
eu-south-2 Spain $3.494 $8.448 59%
eu-west-1 Ireland $3.494 $8.448 59%
us-west-1 N. California $3.494 $8.448 59%
ap-south-1 Mumbai $3.510 $8.608 59%
ap-south-2 Hyderabad $3.510 $8.608 59%
il-central-1 Tel Aviv $3.522 $8.723 60%
eu-south-1 Milan $3.523 $8.736 60%
eu-west-3 Paris $3.523 $8.736 60%
eu-west-2 London $3.523 $8.736 60%
ap-northeast-1 Tokyo $3.530 $8.800 60%
ap-northeast-2 Seoul $3.530 $8.800 60%
ap-northeast-3 Osaka $3.530 $8.800 60%
eu-central-1 Frankfurt $3.539 $8.896 60%
ap-southeast-1 Singapore $3.542 $8.928 60%
ap-southeast-2 Sydney $3.542 $8.928 60%
ap-southeast-3 Jakarta $3.542 $8.928 60%
ap-southeast-4 Melbourne $3.542 $8.928 60%
eu-central-2 Zurich $3.599 $9.491 62%
af-south-1 Cape Town $3.600 $9.504 62%
ap-east-1 Hong Kong $3.603 $9.536 62%
sa-east-1 São Paulo $3.741 $10.91 66%
me-central-1 UAE $5.422 $8.998 40%
me-south-1 Bahrain no spot $8.998
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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