EC2 Instance Type – i4g.2xlarge
The i4g.2xlarge instance is part of the i4g series, featuring 8 vCPUs and Up to 12 Gigabit of RAM, with Storage Optimized. It is available at a rate of $0.6178/hour.
i4g Family :
Amazon EC2 I4g instances, equipped with AWS Graviton2 processors, offer superior price-performance for storage-intensive tasks in Amazon EC2. They provide up to 15% better compute performance compared to other storage-optimized instances with similar capabilities.
Features
Utilizes AWS Graviton2 processors
Offers up to 15 TB of NVMe SSD instance storage with AWS Nitro SSDs, delivering up to 60% lower I/O latency and up to 75% reduction in latency variability compared to I3 and I3en instances, and includes always-on encryption
Designed for workloads that require approximately 8 GB of memory per vCPU.
Provides up to 38 Gbps of network bandwidth via Elastic Network Adapter (ENA)-based enhanced networking
Supports Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) on the i4g.16xlarge instance type
Allows up to 20 Gbps of bandwidth to Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Based on the AWS Nitro System, combining dedicated hardware with a lightweight hypervisor
Includes support for torn write prevention (TWP) to enhance performance and reduce latency in database workloads like MySQL and MariaDB
Credits: AWS Resources, Updated At: 2024-08-23
Use Cases
Amazon EC2 I4g instances are designed for applications that are I/O intensive, making them suitable for users of transactional databases like Amazon DynamoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, as well as Amazon OpenSearch Service and real-time analytics applications such as Apache Spark.
i4g Instance Type Family
| Instances | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| i4g.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| i4g.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB |
| i4g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| i4g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB |
| i4g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| i4g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB |
EC2 Instance - i4g.2xlarge Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | i4g.2xlarge |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | I4g |
| Family Category | Storage Optimized |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 0.6178 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 8 |
| Memory | 64 GiB |
| Storage | 1 x 1875 SSD |
| Processor Architecture | 64-bit |
| Operating System | Linux |
| EBS Optimized | NA |
| Tenancy | Shared |
| Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| GPU | NA |
| ECU | 0.0000 |
| Virtualization | HVM |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | Up to 12 Gigabit |
| ENA Support | True |
EC2 Instance - i4g.2xlarge Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $0.6178 | $450.96 |
| Oregon | $0.6178 | $450.96 |
| Central | $0.6808 | $496.98 |
| Ireland | $0.6808 | $496.98 |
| Singapore | $0.7405 | $540.58 |