i2.8xlarge
**Upgrade I2 to I3 where possible, do not use for new applications** Compared to I2 instances, I3 instances have over 4x higher I/O performance, over 2x higher disk throughput and 18% more SSD per CPU.
The i2.8xlarge is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Memory | 244 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) |
| Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | 10 Gigabit |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | 8 x 800 SSD |
| EBS Throughput | 1500 Mbps |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | No |
| Instance Type | i2.8xlarge |
| Family | Storage optimized |
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| i2.large | 2 | 15 |
| i2.xlarge | 4 | 30 |
| i2.2xlarge | 8 | 61 |
| i2.4xlarge | 16 | 122 |
| i2.8xlarge | 32 | 244 |
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| r8gb.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r8gn.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r8a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r8gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
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