Now in beta: I/O-optimized GitHub Actions runners
We're excited to release a new specialized GitHub Actions runner optimized for I/O-bound workflows. This new runner is designed to handle workflows that are bottlenecked by disk I/O, such as those involving large file transfers, database operations, or other disk-intensive tasks.
The new I/O-optimized runner comes with fast local NVMe SSDs for higher IOPS and disk throughput than the traditional runners. They are configured with a local SSD as the write cache, and the reads are distributed between the EBS root volume and the local SSD.
They are available now in beta via the nee -io label for both Intel & Arm:
Intel I/O-optimized runners
| Label | CPUs | Memory | Disk size | IOPS (read/write) | Minute multiple | Per-minute price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
depot-ubuntu-22.04-4-io | 4 | 16 GB | 237 GB | 67,083 / 33,542 | 2x | $0.008 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-8-io | 8 | 32 GB | 474 GB | 134,167 / 67,084 | 4x | $0.016 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-16-io | 16 | 64 GB | 950 GB | 268,333 / 134,167 | 8x | $0.032 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-32-io | 32 | 128 GB | 1900 GB | 536,666 / 268,334 | 16x | $0.064 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-64-io | 64 | 256 GB | 1425 GB | 536,666 / 268,334 | 32x | $0.128 |
Arm I/O-optimized runners
| Label | CPUs | Memory | Disk size | IOPS (read/write) | Minute multiple | Per-minute price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
depot-ubuntu-22.04-arm-4-io | 4 | 16 GB | 237 GB | 67,083 / 33,542 | 2x | $0.008 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-arm-8-io | 8 | 32 GB | 474 GB | 134,167 / 67,084 | 4x | $0.016 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-arm-16-io | 16 | 64 GB | 950 GB | 268,333 / 134,167 | 8x | $0.032 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-arm-32-io | 32 | 128 GB | 1900 GB | 536,666 / 268,334 | 16x | $0.064 |
depot-ubuntu-22.04-arm-64-io | 64 | 256 GB | 1425 GB | 536,666 / 268,334 | 32x | $0.128 |