x8i.metal-96xl as an EKS node
384 vCPU6144 GiBx86_64Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)AWS us-east-1X8I Metal-96xl
Where the x8i.metal-96xl goes
Default EKS setup: EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit).
CPU382.77 of 384 vCPU left for your pods
Memory6,127.10 GiB of 6144 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
1514max pods per node
$35,583.40on demand / month · $48.74/h
$14,680.94spot / month (varies)
x8i.metal-96xl EKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a x8i.metal-96xl run as a node with EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit)? Up to 1514; kubelet keeps 17009 MiB of memory and 1030m CPU, leaving 6,127.39 GiB and 382.97 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a x8i.metal-96xl run as a node with EKS, prefix delegation? Up to 250; kubelet keeps 3105 MiB of memory and 1030m CPU, leaving 6,140.97 GiB and 382.97 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 765 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $35,583.40/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on x8i.metal-96xl
| 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 | 1514 | 1030m | 16909 Mi + 100 Mi | 382.97 | 6,127.39 GiB | 99.7% |
| EKS, prefix delegation ENABLE_PREFIX_DELEGATION=true | 250 | 1030m | 3005 Mi + 100 Mi | 382.97 | 6,140.97 GiB | 100.0% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. How many subnet IPs a x8i.metal-96xl 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 x8i.metal-96xl
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 | 1511 | 247 | $23.55 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 1511 | 247 | $23.55 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 1511 | 247 | $23.55 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 765 | 247 | $46.51 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 765 | 247 | $46.51 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 382 | 247 | $93.15 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 382 | 247 | $93.15 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 191 | 191 | $186.30 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 95 | 95 | $374.56 |
Similar EKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x8i.96xlarge | 384 | 6144 | 382.97 | 6,127.39 GiB | 1514 | $35,583.40 | $5.81 |
| u-6tb1.112xlarge | 448 | 6144 | 446.81 | 6,135.74 GiB | 737 | $39,858.00 | $6.50 |
| u7i-6tb.112xlarge | 448 | 6144 | 446.81 | 6,135.74 GiB | 737 | $45,836.70 | $7.47 |
| u7i-8tb.112xlarge | 448 | 8192 | 446.81 | 8,183.74 GiB | 737 | $61,115.60 | $7.47 |
| u-6tb1.56xlarge | 224 | 6144 | 223.37 | 6,135.74 GiB | 737 | $33,874.85 | $5.52 |
| r8i.96xlarge | 384 | 3072 | 382.97 | 3,055.39 GiB | 1514 | $19,471.03 | $6.37 |
| r8i.metal-96xl | 384 | 3072 | 382.97 | 3,055.39 GiB | 1514 | $19,471.03 | $6.37 |
| r8id.96xlarge | 384 | 3072 | 382.97 | 3,055.39 GiB | 1514 | $23,311.41 | $7.63 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m2-megamem-416 | 416 | 5888 | 414.89 | 5,763.38 GiB | 110 | $36,712.67 | $6.37 |
| m416s6v3 | 416 | 5700 | 411.74 | 5,694.97 GiB | 250 | $40,370.02 | $7.09 |
| m416ds6v3 | 416 | 5700 | 411.74 | 5,694.97 GiB | 250 | $42,388.52 | $7.44 |
| m416s8v3 | 416 | 7600 | 411.74 | 7,594.97 GiB | 250 | $53,826.70 | $7.09 |
| m416ds8v3 | 416 | 7600 | 411.74 | 7,594.97 GiB | 250 | $56,518.03 | $7.44 |
| m2-hypermem-416 | 416 | 8832 | 414.89 | 8,648.50 GiB | 110 | $49,098.05 | $5.68 |