d3.8xlarge
Storage optimized · d3 series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 32
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $4.00
- Per month
- $2,917
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1249
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0156
Analysis
The d3.8xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the d3 series with 32 vCPUs and 256 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 $1,312 a month per instance: $4.00/hour against $5.79/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.8xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs 5.3% more, and no others also sit above it.
On demand it costs $4.00/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $2,917 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for storage optimized types at the 74th percentile per vCPU ($0.1249 per vCPU-hour) and the 67th percentile per GiB ($0.0156 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 39 of 41 current types with 32 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.8xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $1.61/hour.
It has local instance storage (24 x 2000 GB HDD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 25 Gigabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $4.00 | $5.47 | $2.52 | $1.73 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $4.00 | $5.47 | $2.52 | $1.73 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $4.00 | $5.47 | $2.52 | $1.73 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $4.40 | $5.87 | $2.77 | $1.90 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $4.87 | $6.35 | $3.07 | $2.11 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $5.12 | $6.59 | $3.22 | $2.21 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $5.26 | $6.74 | $3.32 | $2.27 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $4.19 | $5.66 | $2.64 | $1.81 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $5.01 | $6.48 | $3.16 | $2.16 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $5.01 | $6.48 | $3.16 | $2.16 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $5.79 | $7.27 | $3.65 | $2.50 |
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 d3.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.8xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.61 | -60% |
| r7g.8xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.71 | -57% |
| r5a.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.81 | -55% |
| r6a.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.81 | -55% |
| r6gd.8xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.84 | -54% |
| r8g.8xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.89 | -53% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 32 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 24 x 2000 HDD |
| Network | 25 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 |