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Standard E-Series · Flexible Shapex86_64 · AMD EPYC

Dense_IO_E5

Dense_IO_E5 (VM.DenseIO.E5.Flex) is an Oracle Cloud flexible shape. Base configuration of 1 OCPU (2 vCPUs) with 8 GB memory starts at $0.046 per hour and $33.58 monthly in the us-ashburn-1 region.

Updated October 1, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
8 GB
Network
1 Gbps per OCPU
Storage
Local NVMe, 6.8 TB per 8 OCPUs (sold in 8-OCPU / 96 GB steps)

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Region
Currency

All pricing options

us-ashburn-1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.046$33.58 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0308$22.50 -33%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.023$16.79 -50%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.023$16.79 -50%
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Compute

x86_64 · AMD EPYC
vCPUs i2
Memory i8 GB
Physical processorAMD EPYC 9J14 (4th Gen, Genoa)
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth1 Gbps per OCPU Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks16 Volumes
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.
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