x2iedn.2xlarge
Memory optimized · x2iedn series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.67
- Per month
- $1,217
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.2084
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00651
Analysis
The x2iedn.2xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the x2iedn series with 8 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it very memory-heavy at 32 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the x2gd.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.6680/hour, 60% less ($729 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the x2iezn.2xlarge at $1.67.
Nothing else with 8 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 3 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $1,156 a month per instance: $1.67/hour against $3.25/hour, a 95% spread.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer memory optimized types: 94% of the 385 current types in the family cost less than its $0.2084 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the local NVMe disk. On demand it is $1.67/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $1,217 for a 730-hour month.
It has local instance storage (1 x 237 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 25 Gigabit.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $1.03/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 62% of the time; three years brings it to $0.5348/hour, 68% below on demand. Windows Server roughly adds 22% to the bill at $2.04/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.67 | $2.04 | $1.03 | $0.5348 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.67 | $2.04 | $1.03 | $0.5348 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.67 | $2.04 | $1.03 | $0.5348 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $1.83 | $2.20 | $1.13 | $0.5883 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $3.25 | $3.62 | $2.00 | $1.04 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $2.00 | $2.37 | $1.23 | $0.6418 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $2.10 | $2.47 | $1.29 | $0.6738 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $2.33 | $2.70 | $1.44 | $0.7487 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.72 | $2.09 | $1.06 | $0.5518 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $2.42 | $2.79 | $1.49 | $0.7755 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $2.42 | $2.79 | $1.49 | $0.7755 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $2.42 | $2.79 | $1.49 | $0.7755 |
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 x2iedn.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x2iezn.2xlarge Intel Xeon Platinum 8252 | 8 | 256 GiB | $1.67 | +0% |
| x1e.2xlarge High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) | 8 | 244 GiB | $1.67 | +0% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (32.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit |
x2iedn sizes
| x2iedn.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.8336 |
| x2iedn.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $1.67 |
| x2iedn.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $3.33 |
| x2iedn.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $6.67 |
| x2iedn.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $13.34 |
| x2iedn.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $20.01 |
| x2iedn.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $26.68 |