i4i.16xlarge on Databricks
i4i.16xlarge is a storage optimized AWS worker type with 64 vCPUs and 512 GB of memory. On Databricks it uses 22 DBUs an hour, so 1 node on Jobs Compute in US East (N. Virginia) costs $8.79 an hour: $3.30 for the DBUs and $5.49 to AWS for the machine.
AWS · Storage optimized · i4i
i4i.16xlarge at a glance
- vCPUs
- 64
- Memory
- 512 GB
- Own SSD
- 15,000 GB
- DBUs an hour
- 22
- Classic compute
- With Photon
- 63.8
- DBUs an hour, Jobs Compute
- 1 node an hour
- $8.79
- Jobs Compute, US East (N. Virginia)
1 node an hour on each kind of compute
In US East (N. Virginia) on the Premium plan. Databricks charges the DBUs, AWS the machine. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.
| Compute | DBUs an hour | A DBU | Databricks | Machine | An hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs Compute | 22 | $0.15 | $3.30 | $5.49 | $8.79 |
| Jobs Compute + Photon | 63.8 | $0.15 | $9.57 | $5.49 | $15.06 |
| All-Purpose Compute | 22 | $0.55 | $12.10 | $5.49 | $17.59 |
| All-Purpose Compute + Photon | 44 | $0.55 | $24.20 | $5.49 | $29.69 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Core | 22 | $0.20 | $4.40 | $5.49 | $9.89 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Core + Photon | 63.8 | $0.20 | $12.76 | $5.49 | $18.25 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Pro | 22 | $0.25 | $5.50 | $5.49 | $10.99 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Pro + Photon | 63.8 | $0.25 | $15.95 | $5.49 | $21.44 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Advanced | 22 | $0.36 | $7.92 | $5.49 | $13.41 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Advanced + Photon | 63.8 | $0.36 | $22.97 | $5.49 | $28.46 |
In each region
1 node an hour on Jobs Compute, Premium, cheapest first.
| Region | Machine | An hour |
|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $5.49 | $8.79 |
| US East (Ohio) | $5.49 | $8.79 |
| US West (Oregon) | $5.49 | $8.79 |
| US West (N. California) | $6.05 | $9.35 |
| Canada (Central) | $6.05 | $9.35 |
| Europe (Ireland) | $6.05 | $9.35 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $6.23 | $9.53 |
| Europe (London) | $6.37 | $9.67 |
| Europe (Paris) | $6.37 | $9.67 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $6.44 | $9.74 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $6.44 | $9.74 |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | $6.55 | $9.85 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $6.58 | $9.88 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $6.58 | $9.88 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | $6.58 | $9.88 |
| South America (São Paulo) | $8.77 | $12.07 |
Other storage optimized sizes
Questions
- How many DBUs does i4i.16xlarge use on Databricks?
- i4i.16xlarge uses 22 DBUs an hour on Databricks classic compute without Photon. With Photon it uses 63.8 DBUs an hour on Jobs Compute and 44 on All-Purpose Compute, as Databricks' price list gives them.
- How much does i4i.16xlarge cost an hour on Databricks?
- In US East (N. Virginia), 1 i4i.16xlarge node on Jobs Compute costs $8.79 an hour: $3.30 to Databricks for 22 DBUs at $0.15 each, and $5.49 to AWS for the machine. On All-Purpose Compute the same node costs $17.59 an hour, and on Lakeflow pipelines Core $9.89. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.
- Does Photon cost more on i4i.16xlarge?
- Yes, by the hour: with Photon, 1 i4i.16xlarge node on Jobs Compute in US East (N. Virginia) costs $15.06 an hour instead of $8.79, because it uses 63.8 DBUs an hour instead of 22. It saves money only when the job finishes fast enough to make up the difference.
- Which region is cheapest for i4i.16xlarge on Databricks?
- US East (N. Virginia), at $8.79 an hour for 1 node on Jobs Compute, against $12.07 in South America (São Paulo), the dearest of the 16 regions listed here that offer it. Databricks charges the same for a DBU of Jobs Compute in every AWS region listed, so the gap is the machine.
- What is the same size as i4i.16xlarge on the other clouds?
- The nearest worker types of the same kind are Standard_L64s_v3 on Azure and n2-standard-64 on Google Cloud. Each cloud gives its own DBUs an hour for its types, so compare what a cluster costs in the calculator, not the DBUs alone.
- What is the next size up or down from i4i.16xlarge?
- One size down is i4i.8xlarge, at 11 DBUs an hour; one size up is i4i.32xlarge, at 44. Within a family, DBUs and the machine price grow with the vCPUs, so 2 nodes of a size cost about what 1 node of twice the size costs.
Sources
Where each fact comes from
- 1Databricks: pricing calculator and instance types (the DBUs an hour of each worker type, with and without Photon)
- 2Databricks: pricing on AWS (the price of a DBU for each kind of compute and plan)
- 3AWS: Amazon EC2 on-demand pricing
- 4Databricks: compute configuration reference (the driver is the workers' type by default)
- 5Databricks: Photon
- 6AWS: i4i sizes