x1e.2xlarge as an EKS node
8 vCPU244 GiBx86_64High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell)AWS us-east-1X1E Double Extra Large
Where the x1e.2xlarge goes
Default EKS setup: EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit).
CPU7.71 of 8 vCPU left for your pods
Memory242.74 GiB of 244 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
58max pods per node
$1,217.64on demand / month · $1.67/h
$281.40spot / month (varies)
x1e.2xlarge EKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a x1e.2xlarge run as a node with EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit)? Up to 58; kubelet keeps 993 MiB of memory and 90m CPU, leaving 243.03 GiB and 7.91 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a x1e.2xlarge run as a node with EKS, prefix delegation? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 1565 MiB of memory and 90m CPU, leaving 242.47 GiB and 7.91 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 15 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $1,217.64/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on x1e.2xlarge
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit) secondary IPs per ENI | 58 | 90m | 893 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.91 | 243.03 GiB | 99.6% |
| EKS, prefix delegation ENABLE_PREFIX_DELEGATION=true | 110 | 90m | 1465 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.91 | 242.47 GiB | 99.4% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. How many subnet IPs a x1e.2xlarge takes with the VPC CNI: EKS max pods and IP calculator. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one x1e.2xlarge
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit) | EKS, prefix delegation | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 55 | 77 | $22.14 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 30 | 30 | $40.59 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 30 | 30 | $40.59 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 15 | 15 | $81.18 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 15 | 15 | $81.18 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 7 | 7 | $173.95 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 7 | 7 | $173.95 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 3 | 3 | $405.88 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 1 | 1 | $1,217.64 |
Similar EKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x2iedn.2xlarge | 8 | 256 | 7.91 | 255.03 GiB | 58 | $1,217.09 | $4.77 |
| x2iezn.2xlarge | 8 | 256 | 7.91 | 255.03 GiB | 58 | $1,217.64 | $4.77 |
| x2gd.2xlarge | 8 | 128 | 7.91 | 127.03 GiB | 58 | $487.64 | $3.84 |
| x8g.2xlarge | 8 | 128 | 7.91 | 127.03 GiB | 58 | $570.57 | $4.49 |
| x8i.2xlarge | 8 | 128 | 7.91 | 126.39 GiB | 118 | $638.98 | $5.06 |
| f1.2xlarge | 8 | 122 | 7.91 | 121.03 GiB | 58 | $1,204.50 | $9.95 |
| f1.4xlarge | 16 | 244 | 15.89 | 241.14 GiB | 234 | $2,409.00 | $9.99 |
| x2gd.4xlarge | 16 | 256 | 15.89 | 253.14 GiB | 234 | $975.28 | $3.85 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m12sv3 | 12 | 240 | 11.78 | 234.97 GiB | 250 | $1,124.20 | $4.78 |
| m12dsv3 | 12 | 240 | 11.78 | 234.97 GiB | 250 | $1,189.90 | $5.06 |
| nc12sv3 | 12 | 224 | 11.78 | 218.97 GiB | 250 | $4,467.60 | $20.40 |
| m4-hypermem-16 | 16 | 248 | 15.89 | 236.18 GiB | 110 | $1,040.84 | $4.41 |
| m4n-hypermem-16 | 16 | 248 | 15.89 | 236.18 GiB | 110 | $1,873.52 | $7.93 |
| m16sv3 | 16 | 256 | 15.74 | 250.97 GiB | 250 | $1,197.20 | $4.77 |