d2.4xlarge

Amazon EC2 · D2 family

The d2.4xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 122 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) with high networking, starting at $2.76 per hour on demand.

storage optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
122 GiB

7.63 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.4 GHz

on-demand
$2.76

$2,015/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.001

−64% vs on-demand

regions
22

across 6 areas

Previous generation. AWS still sells d2.4xlarge, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar instance types below.

d2.4xlarge 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$2.76$1.001
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$2.76$0.8056
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$2.76$0.4271
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.792$0.8181
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.94$1.16
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$3.036$1.489
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$3.087$1.923
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$3.088$1.647
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$3.088$0.9958
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$3.125$0.4014
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$3.176$0.3956
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$3.234$1.324
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$3.306$1.81
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$3.312–
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$3.312–
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$3.376$1.437
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$3.376$1.245
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$3.376$0.5567
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$3.48$0.348
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$3.48$0.6627
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$3.50$1.605
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$3.828$0.9946

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
122 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
24 TB HDD (12 disks)
Storage detail
12 x 2000 HDD
Network
High

aws details

API name
d2.4xlarge
Family
D2
Category
Storage optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $2.76/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
2000 Mbps
ECU
56
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
32
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
71%

d2.4xlarge 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 d2.4xlarge
AWSd2.4xlarge16122 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell)$2.76–
AzureL16as v316128 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.248-55%
L16as v416128 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$1.376-50%
Google Cloudz4d-highmem-16-standardlssd16126 GiBAMD Turin$2.145-22%
z4d-highmem-16-highlssd16126 GiBAMD Turin$2.529-8%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (1.9× less)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84-70%
G8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.5×) · 96 GiB (1.3× less)2496 GiBAMD EPYC$1.26-54%
Vultrvoc-s-16c-128gb-2560s-amd16128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.37-50%
voc-s-16c-128gb-3840s-amd16128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.699-38%

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

d2.4xlarge FAQ

How much does d2.4xlarge cost?

d2.4xlarge costs $2.76 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,015 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.76 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.828 in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong). Spot capacity costs $1.001 per hour (64% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $3.062 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does d2.4xlarge have?

d2.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 122 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 d2.4xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L16as v3 (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.248/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-16-standardlssd (16 vCPU, 126 GiB, $2.145/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-16c-128gb-2560s-amd (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.37/hour in New Jersey).