x8g.2xlarge as an EKS node
8 vCPU128 GiBarm64AWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS us-east-1X8G Double Extra Large
Where the x8g.2xlarge goes
Default EKS setup: EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit).
CPU7.71 of 8 vCPU left for your pods
Memory126.74 GiB of 128 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
58max pods per node
$570.57on demand / month · $0.7816/h
$239.28spot / month (varies)
x8g.2xlarge EKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a x8g.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 127.03 GiB and 7.91 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a x8g.2xlarge run as a node with EKS, prefix delegation? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 1565 MiB of memory and 90m CPU, leaving 126.47 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 $570.57/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on x8g.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 | 127.03 GiB | 99.2% |
| EKS, prefix delegation ENABLE_PREFIX_DELEGATION=true | 110 | 90m | 1465 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.91 | 126.47 GiB | 98.8% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. How many subnet IPs a x8g.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 x8g.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 | $10.37 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 30 | 30 | $19.02 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 30 | 30 | $19.02 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 15 | 15 | $38.04 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 15 | 15 | $38.04 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 7 | 7 | $81.51 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 7 | 7 | $81.51 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 3 | 3 | $190.19 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 1 | 1 | $570.57 |
Similar EKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x2gd.2xlarge | 8 | 128 | 7.91 | 127.03 GiB | 58 | $487.64 | $3.84 |
| 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 |
| x1e.2xlarge | 8 | 244 | 7.91 | 243.03 GiB | 58 | $1,217.64 | $5.01 |
| r6g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 63.03 GiB | 58 | $294.34 | $4.67 |
| r7g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 63.03 GiB | 58 | $312.73 | $4.96 |
| r5a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 63.03 GiB | 58 | $329.96 | $5.23 |
| r6a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 63.03 GiB | 58 | $331.13 | $5.25 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nc6sv3 | 6 | 112 | 5.84 | 106.97 GiB | 250 | $2,233.80 | $20.88 |
| nv12sv3 | 12 | 112 | 11.78 | 106.97 GiB | 250 | $832.20 | $7.78 |
| nv12adsv5 | 12 | 110 | 11.78 | 104.97 GiB | 250 | $662.84 | $6.31 |
| e2-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 | 7.91 | 58.42 GiB | 110 | $263.97 | $4.52 |
| e8psv6 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $269.37 | $4.57 |
| e8psv5 | 8 | 64 | 7.82 | 58.97 GiB | 250 | $294.19 | $4.99 |