d3en.8xlarge
Storage optimized · d3en series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 32
- Memory
- 128 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $4.21
- Per month
- $3,070
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1314
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0329
Analysis
The d3en.8xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the d3en series with 32 vCPUs and 128 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 $1,382 a month per instance: $4.21/hour against $6.10/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: 90% 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 $4.21/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $3,070 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 36 of 37 current types with 32 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the m6g.8xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $1.23/hour.
Within the same generation and size, the d3.8xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs $4.00/hour, 5.0% less ($153 a month).
It has local instance storage (16 x 14000 GB HDD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 50 Gigabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $4.21 | $5.68 | $2.65 | $1.82 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $4.21 | $5.68 | $2.65 | $1.82 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $5.13 | $6.60 | $3.23 | $2.22 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $5.54 | $7.01 | $3.49 | $2.39 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $5.27 | $6.74 | $3.32 | $2.28 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $5.27 | $6.74 | $3.32 | $2.28 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $6.10 | $7.57 | $3.84 | $2.63 |
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.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.8xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.23 | -71% |
| m7g.8xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.31 | -69% |
| m5a.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.38 | -67% |
| m6a.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.38 | -67% |
| m8g.8xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.44 | -66% |
| m6gd.8xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 32 | 128 GiB | $1.45 | -66% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 32 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 128 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 16 x 14000 HDD |
| Network | 50 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 |