d2.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · D2 family

The d2.2xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 61 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) with high networking, starting at $1.38 per hour on demand.

storage optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
61 GiB

7.63 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.4 GHz

on-demand
$1.38

$1,007/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.5065

−63% vs on-demand

regions
22

across 6 areas

Previous generation. AWS still sells d2.2xlarge, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar instance types below.

d2.2xlarge price by region

22 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$1.38$0.5065
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$1.38$0.257
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$1.38$0.2594
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$1.396$0.4069
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.47$0.5286
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$1.518$0.3746
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$1.544$0.4883
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$1.544$0.4404
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$1.544$0.3644
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$1.563$0.2257
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.588$0.3606
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$1.617$0.4792
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$1.653$0.5419
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$1.656–
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$1.656–
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$1.688$0.5999
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$1.688$0.3836
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.688$0.2685
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.74$0.174
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.74$0.351
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$1.75$0.4814
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$1.914$0.3042

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
61 GiB
Memory per vCPU
7.63 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.4 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
12 TB HDD (6 disks)
Storage detail
6 x 2000 HDD
Network
High

aws details

API name
d2.2xlarge
Family
D2
Category
Storage optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $1.38/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
1000 Mbps
ECU
28
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
68%

d2.2xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs d2.2xlarge
AWSd2.2xlarge861 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell)$1.38–
AzureL8as v3864 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.624-55%
L8as v4864 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.688-50%
Google Cloudz4d-highmem-8-highlssd863 GiBAMD Turin$1.264-8%
z3-highmem-8-highlssd864 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$1.152-17%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (1.9× less)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42-70%
Linode 150GB150 GiB (2.5×)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72-48%
Vultrvoc-s-8c-64gb-1280s-amd864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.685-50%
voc-s-8c-64gb-1920s-amd864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.849-38%

D2 family sizes

all about D2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
d2.xlarge430.5 GiB6 TB HDD (3 disks)$0.69$504$0.272
d2.2xlarge861 GiB12 TB HDD (6 disks)$1.38$1,007$0.5065
d2.4xlarge16122 GiB24 TB HDD (12 disks)$2.76$2,015$1.001
d2.8xlarge36244 GiB48 TB HDD (24 disks)$5.52$4,030$2.02

Similar instance types on AWS

other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first

d2.2xlarge FAQ

How much does d2.2xlarge cost?

d2.2xlarge costs $1.38 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,007 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.38 in US East (N. Virginia) to $1.914 in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong). Spot capacity costs $0.5065 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.601 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does d2.2xlarge have?

d2.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 61 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell). It is a storage optimized instance type in the D2 family.

What are the equivalents of d2.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L8as v3 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.624/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-8-highlssd (8 vCPU, 63 GiB, $1.264/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-8c-64gb-1280s-amd (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.685/hour in New Jersey).