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f1.2xlarge

Part of the F1 Accelerated Computing family — Hardware accelerators (GPUs, FPGAs) for specialized compute.

Name:fFPGA Accelerated Computingf = FPGA Accelerated ComputingFeatures Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to accelerate custom hardware algorithms, video processing, and financial analytics.11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 122 GB RAM • 470 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 10 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$1.6500/ hr
~$1,204.50/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
8 threads • x86_64
Memory
122GB
15.3 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.2062/ vCPU-hr
$0.0135/GB-hr
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Standard
Storage & EBS
470 GB NVMe SSD
470 GB NVMe SSD

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores—
Clock Speed2.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark ScoreNot benchmarked
CoreMark / vCPU—
FFmpeg Transcoding—
CoreMark per Dollar—
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.2062
Cost per GB-hr$0.0135

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks3 tasks
Max ENIs—
IPv4/v6 per ENI—
Total Addressable IPs—
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 10 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth—
Burst / Peak Bandwidth—
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (470 GB)
Local NVMe Disk470 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput—
EBS Max Throughput—
EBS Baseline IOPS—
EBS Max / Burst IOPS—
Dedicated EBS Throughput1700 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor16
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2016-11-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.6500/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.9810/ hr
Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2)
Global Fleet Average
$1.8166/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
7regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 7 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Sydney)Highest
ap-southeast-2$1.9810
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$1.9800
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$1.7340
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.8150
EU (London)
eu-west-2$1.9060
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$1.6500
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$1.6500