d3.xlarge
Storage optimized · d3 series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.4990
- Per month
- $364
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1247
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0156
Analysis
The d3.xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the d3 series with 4 vCPUs and 32 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 $164 a month per instance: $0.4990/hour against $0.7240/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.xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs 5.4% more, and no others also sit above it.
On demand it costs $0.4990/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $364 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for storage optimized types at the 73rd percentile per vCPU ($0.1247 per vCPU-hour) and the 66th percentile per GiB ($0.0156 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 42 of 45 current types with 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.2016/hour.
It has local instance storage (3 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 | $0.4990 | $0.6830 | $0.3150 | $0.2160 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.4990 | $0.6830 | $0.3150 | $0.2160 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.4990 | $0.6830 | $0.3150 | $0.2160 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.5500 | $0.7340 | $0.3470 | $0.2380 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.6090 | $0.7930 | $0.3840 | $0.2630 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.6400 | $0.8240 | $0.4030 | $0.2760 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.6580 | $0.8420 | $0.4150 | $0.2840 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.5240 | $0.7080 | $0.3300 | $0.2260 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.6260 | $0.8100 | $0.3940 | $0.2700 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.6260 | $0.8100 | $0.3940 | $0.2700 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.7240 | $0.9080 | $0.4560 | $0.3130 |
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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2016 | -60% |
| r7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2142 | -57% |
| r5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2260 | -55% |
| r6a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2268 | -55% |
| r6gd.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2304 | -54% |
| r8g.xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $0.2356 | -53% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 3 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 |