d3en.2xlarge
Storage optimized · d3en series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.05
- Per month
- $767
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1314
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0328
Analysis
The d3en.2xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the d3en series with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Tokyo saves $346 a month per instance: $1.05/hour against $1.52/hour, a 45% spread. It is not offered in Ohio, Canada Central, São Paulo, London and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer storage optimized types: 87% of the 90 current types in the family cost less than its $0.1314 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for a newer processor or a specialised configuration. On demand it is $1.05/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $767 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 41 of 42 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.2688/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Within the same generation and size, the d3.2xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs $0.9990/hour, 4.9% less ($37.96 a month).
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.05 | $1.42 | $0.6620 | $0.4540 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.05 | $1.42 | $0.6620 | $0.4540 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.28 | $1.65 | $0.8080 | $0.5540 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.39 | $1.75 | $0.8730 | $0.5980 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1.32 | $1.69 | $0.8300 | $0.5690 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.32 | $1.69 | $0.8300 | $0.5690 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.52 | $1.89 | $0.9600 | $0.6590 |
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 d3en.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.2688 | -74% |
| t3a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3008 | -71% |
| m6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3080 | -71% |
| m7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3264 | -69% |
| t3.2xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3328 | -68% |
| m5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3440 | -67% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 4 x 14000 HDD |
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit |
d3en sizes
| d3en.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.5260 |
| d3en.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $1.05 |
| d3en.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $2.10 |
| d3en.6xlarge | 24 vCPU | $3.15 |
| d3en.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $4.21 |
| d3en.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $6.31 |