d3.4xlarge
Storage optimized · d3 series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 16
- Memory
- 128 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $2.00
- Per month
- $1,459
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1249
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0156
Analysis
The d3.4xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the d3 series with 16 vCPUs and 128 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 $656 a month per instance: $2.00/hour against $2.90/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.4xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs 5.3% 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 $2.00/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $1,459 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 40 of 42 current types with 16 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.4xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.8064/hour.
It has local instance storage (12 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 | $2.00 | $2.73 | $1.26 | $0.8630 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $2.00 | $2.73 | $1.26 | $0.8630 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $2.00 | $2.73 | $1.26 | $0.8630 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $2.20 | $2.94 | $1.39 | $0.9510 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $2.44 | $3.17 | $1.53 | $1.05 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $2.56 | $3.29 | $1.61 | $1.11 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $2.63 | $3.37 | $1.66 | $1.14 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $2.10 | $2.83 | $1.32 | $0.9050 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $2.50 | $3.24 | $1.58 | $1.08 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $2.50 | $3.24 | $1.58 | $1.08 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $2.90 | $3.63 | $1.82 | $1.25 |
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 d3.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.4xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $0.8064 | -60% |
| r7g.4xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $0.8568 | -57% |
| r5a.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 16 | 128 GiB | $0.9040 | -55% |
| r6a.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $0.9072 | -55% |
| r6gd.4xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $0.9216 | -54% |
| r8g.4xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $0.9426 | -53% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 16 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 128 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 12 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 |