x2gd.4xlarge
Memory optimized · x2gd series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 16
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.34
- Per month
- $975
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0835
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00522
Analysis
The x2gd.4xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the x2gd series with 16 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it very memory-heavy at 16 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Nothing else with 16 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 4 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Ireland saves $193 a month per instance: $1.34/hour against $1.60/hour, a 20% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, São Paulo, London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It is the cheapest of the 3 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The x2iezn.4xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8252 costs 150% more, and the x2iedn.4xlarge also sit above it.
On demand it costs $1.34/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $975 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for memory optimized types at the 57th percentile per vCPU ($0.0835 per vCPU-hour) and the 1st percentile per GiB ($0.00522 per GiB-hour).
It has local instance storage (1 x 950 GB SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.34 | – | $0.8233 | $0.4564 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.34 | – | $0.8233 | $0.4564 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.34 | – | $0.8233 | $0.4564 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.60 | – | $0.9858 | $0.5464 |
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 x2gd.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x8g.4xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 16 | 256 GiB | $1.56 | +17% |
| x8i.4xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 16 | 256 GiB | $1.75 | +31% |
| f1.4xlarge Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | 16 | 244 GiB | $3.30 | +147% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 16 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (16.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 950 SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
x2gd sizes
| x2gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0835 |
| x2gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1670 |
| x2gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3340 |
| x2gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6680 |
| x2gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.34 |
| x2gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.67 |
| x2gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $4.01 |
| x2gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $5.34 |