d3en.xlarge
Storage optimized · d3en series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.5260
- Per month
- $384
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1315
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0329
Analysis
The d3en.xlarge is a storage optimized instance in the d3en series with 4 vCPUs and 16 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 $172 a month per instance: $0.5260/hour against $0.7620/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: 93% of the 90 current types in the family cost less than its $0.1315 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for a newer processor or a specialised configuration. On demand it is $0.5260/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $384 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 41 of 42 current types with 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1344/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.xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) costs $0.4990/hour, 5.1% less ($19.71 a month).
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.5260 | $0.7100 | $0.3310 | $0.2270 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.5260 | $0.7100 | $0.3310 | $0.2270 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.6410 | $0.8250 | $0.4040 | $0.2770 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.6930 | $0.8770 | $0.4360 | $0.2990 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.6590 | $0.8430 | $0.4150 | $0.2850 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.6590 | $0.8430 | $0.4150 | $0.2850 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.7620 | $0.9460 | $0.4800 | $0.3290 |
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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -74% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -71% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -71% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -69% |
| t3.xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1664 | -68% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | -67% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 2 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 |