Netflix has done such benchmarks [0]; TLDR: _their workload_ cut costs in half with hi1 instances. [0] http://techblog.netflix.com/2012/07/benchmarking-high-pe

Netflix has done such benchmarks [0]; TLDR: _their workload_ cut costs in half with hi1 instances. [0] http://techblog.netflix.com/2012/07/benchmarking-high-performance-io-with.html http://techblog.netflix.com/2012/07/benchmarking-high-perfor...