i4i.xlarge on Databricks
i4i.xlarge is a storage optimized AWS worker type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GB of memory. On Databricks it uses 1.38 DBUs an hour, so 1 node on Jobs Compute in US East (N. Virginia) costs $0.55 an hour: $0.207 for the DBUs and $0.343 to AWS for the machine.
AWS · Storage optimized · i4i
i4i.xlarge at a glance
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Own SSD
- 937 GB
- DBUs an hour
- 1.38
- Classic compute
- With Photon
- 4
- DBUs an hour, Jobs Compute
- 1 node an hour
- $0.55
- 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 | 1.38 | $0.15 | $0.207 | $0.343 | $0.55 |
| Jobs Compute + Photon | 4 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.343 | $0.943 |
| All-Purpose Compute | 1.38 | $0.55 | $0.759 | $0.343 | $1.10 |
| All-Purpose Compute + Photon | 2.76 | $0.55 | $1.52 | $0.343 | $1.86 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Core | 1.38 | $0.20 | $0.276 | $0.343 | $0.619 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Core + Photon | 4 | $0.20 | $0.80 | $0.343 | $1.14 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Pro | 1.38 | $0.25 | $0.345 | $0.343 | $0.688 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Pro + Photon | 4 | $0.25 | $1.00 | $0.343 | $1.34 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Advanced | 1.38 | $0.36 | $0.497 | $0.343 | $0.84 |
| Lakeflow pipelines Advanced + Photon | 4 | $0.36 | $1.44 | $0.343 | $1.78 |
In each region
1 node an hour on Jobs Compute, Premium, cheapest first.
| Region | Machine | An hour |
|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.343 | $0.55 |
| US East (Ohio) | $0.343 | $0.55 |
| US West (Oregon) | $0.343 | $0.55 |
| US West (N. California) | $0.378 | $0.585 |
| Canada (Central) | $0.378 | $0.585 |
| Europe (Ireland) | $0.378 | $0.585 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $0.389 | $0.596 |
| Europe (London) | $0.398 | $0.605 |
| Europe (Paris) | $0.398 | $0.605 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.403 | $0.61 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $0.403 | $0.61 |
| Europe (Frankfurt) | $0.409 | $0.616 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $0.411 | $0.618 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $0.411 | $0.618 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | $0.411 | $0.618 |
| South America (São Paulo) | $0.548 | $0.755 |
Other storage optimized sizes
Questions
- How many DBUs does i4i.xlarge use on Databricks?
- i4i.xlarge uses 1.38 DBUs an hour on Databricks classic compute without Photon. With Photon it uses 4 DBUs an hour on Jobs Compute and 2.76 on All-Purpose Compute, as Databricks' price list gives them.
- How much does i4i.xlarge cost an hour on Databricks?
- In US East (N. Virginia), 1 i4i.xlarge node on Jobs Compute costs $0.55 an hour: $0.207 to Databricks for 1.38 DBUs at $0.15 each, and $0.343 to AWS for the machine. On All-Purpose Compute the same node costs $1.10 an hour, and on Lakeflow pipelines Core $0.619. A cluster pays this for every worker and for the driver.
- Does Photon cost more on i4i.xlarge?
- Yes, by the hour: with Photon, 1 i4i.xlarge node on Jobs Compute in US East (N. Virginia) costs $0.943 an hour instead of $0.55, because it uses 4 DBUs an hour instead of 1.38. It saves money only when the job finishes fast enough to make up the difference.
- Which region is cheapest for i4i.xlarge on Databricks?
- US East (N. Virginia), at $0.55 an hour for 1 node on Jobs Compute, against $0.755 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.xlarge on the other clouds?
- The nearest worker types of the same kind are Standard_L8s_v3 on Azure and n2-standard-4 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 from i4i.xlarge?
- i4i.xlarge is the smallest size of its family listed here. One size up is i4i.2xlarge, at 2.75 DBUs an hour.
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