x1e.4xlarge

    $3.3360/hr

    ~$2435.28/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The x1e.4xlarge is a Memory optimized instance with 16 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory with up to 2.5 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $3.336 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $2.3640/hr
    ~$1725.72/mo
    Save 29%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.2330/hr
    ~$900.09/mo
    Save 63%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $2.0560/hr
    ~$1500.88/mo
    Save 38%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.0720/hr
    ~$782.56/mo
    Save 68%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $2.0560/hr
    ~$1500.88/mo
    Save 38%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.0720/hr
    ~$782.56/mo
    Save 68%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1b
    $1.1464/hr
    ~$836.87/mo
    Save 74% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $1.0028
    Avg
    $1.1430
    Max
    $1.3629
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1b$1.1464/hr
    us-east-1d$1.1120/hr
    us-east-1d$1.0120/hr
    us-east-1c$1.0775/hr
    us-east-1d$1.1850/hr
    us-east-1a$1.0696/hr
    us-east-1b$1.0464/hr
    us-east-1c$1.2505/hr
    us-east-1c$1.1775/hr
    us-east-1d$1.0696/hr
    us-east-1c$1.0696/hr
    us-east-1b$1.0696/hr
    us-east-1b$1.2194/hr
    us-east-1a$1.2899/hr
    us-east-1a$1.3629/hr
    us-east-1a$1.1899/hr

    x1e Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    xlarge4122
    2xlarge8244
    4xlarge16488
    8xlarge32976
    16xlarge641952
    32xlarge1283904

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for x1e.4xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Clock Speed2.3 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.3 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs16
    Memory488 GiB
    Memory per vCPU30.50 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
    Bandwidth2.5 Gbps
    Max Interfaces4
    IPv4 per Interface15
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    Instance Storage480 GB
    Storage Typessd
    NVMe Drive
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth1750 Mbps (218.75 MB/s)
    Max IOPS10,000
    Baseline Bandwidth1750 Mbps (218.75 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS10,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyX1E
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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