d3.2xlarge
Storage optimized · d3 series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.9990
- Per month
- $729
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1249
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0156
Analysis
The d3.2xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the d3 series with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Tokyo saves $328 a month per instance: $0.9990/hour against $1.45/hour, a 45% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It is the cheapest of the 2 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The d3en.2xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs 5.2% more, and no others also sit above it.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer storage optimized types: 76% of the 90 current types in the family cost less than its $0.1249 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the extra memory per vCPU. On demand it is $0.9990/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $729 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 42 of 45 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.4032/hour.
It has local instance storage (6 x 2000 GB HDD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 15 Gigabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.9990 | $1.37 | $0.6290 | $0.4320 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.9990 | $1.37 | $0.6290 | $0.4320 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.9990 | $1.37 | $0.6290 | $0.4320 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $1.10 | $1.47 | $0.6930 | $0.4750 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.22 | $1.59 | $0.7680 | $0.5260 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $1.28 | $1.65 | $0.8060 | $0.5530 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.32 | $1.68 | $0.8290 | $0.5690 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.05 | $1.42 | $0.6600 | $0.4520 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1.25 | $1.62 | $0.7890 | $0.5410 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.25 | $1.62 | $0.7890 | $0.5410 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.45 | $1.82 | $0.9120 | $0.6260 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs d3.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4032 | -60% |
| r7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4284 | -57% |
| r5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4520 | -55% |
| r6a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4536 | -55% |
| r6gd.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4608 | -54% |
| r8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4713 | -53% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 64 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 6 x 2000 HDD |
| Network | Up to 15 Gigabit |
d3 sizes
| d3.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.4990 |
| d3.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.9990 |
| d3.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $2.00 |
| d3.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $4.00 |