d2.8xlarge
Amazon EC2 · D2 family
The d2.8xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 36 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $5.52 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 36
- memory
- 244 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $5.52
- spot
- $2.02
- regions
- 22
dedicated
6.78 GiB per vCPU
2.4 GHz
$4,030/mo · us-east-1
−63% vs on-demand
across 6 areas
d2.8xlarge 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 | $5.52 | $2.02 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $5.52 | $1.595 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $5.52 | $0.744 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $5.584 | $1.963 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $5.88 | $2.197 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $6.072 | $2.287 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $6.174 | $2.085 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $6.176 | $4.426 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $6.176 | $1.514 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $6.25 | $1.057 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $6.352 | $1.706 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $6.468 | $4.299 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $6.612 | $6.612 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $6.624 | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $6.624 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $6.752 | $2.577 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $6.752 | $1.939 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $6.752 | $1.185 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $6.96 | $1.886 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $6.96 | $1.619 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $7.00 | $2.596 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $7.656 | $2.381 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 36
- Memory
- 244 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 6.78 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
- 48 TB HDD (24 disks)
- Storage detail
- 24 x 2000 HDD
- Network
- 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
d2.8xlarge- Family
- D2
- Category
- Storage optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $5.52/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 4000 Mbps
- ECU
- 116
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 64
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 66%
d2.8xlarge equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs d2.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | d2.8xlarge | 36 | 244 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) | $5.52 | – |
| Azure | L32as v332 vCPU (1.1× less) | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $2.496 | -55% |
| L32as v432 vCPU (1.1× less) | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $2.752 | -50% | |
| Google Cloud | z4d-highmem-32-standardlssd32 vCPU (1.1× less) | 32 | 252 GiB | AMD Turin | $4.29 | -22% |
| z4d-highmem-32-highlssd32 vCPU (1.1× less) | 32 | 252 GiB | AMD Turin | $5.057 | -8% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.56×) | 56 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.456 | -37% |
| G7 Dedicated 256x5656 vCPU (1.56×) | 56 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $4.148 | -25% | |
| Vultr | voc-s-32c-256gb-5760s-amd32 vCPU (1.1× less) | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.74 | -50% |
| vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s32 vCPU (1.1× less) | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.543 | -72% |
D2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d2.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | 6 TB HDD (3 disks) | $0.69 | $504 | $0.272 |
| d2.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GiB | 12 TB HDD (6 disks) | $1.38 | $1,007 | $0.5065 |
| d2.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GiB | 24 TB HDD (12 disks) | $2.76 | $2,015 | $1.001 |
| d2.8xlarge | 36 | 244 GiB | 48 TB HDD (24 disks) | $5.52 | $4,030 | $2.02 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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d2.8xlarge FAQ
How much does d2.8xlarge cost?
d2.8xlarge costs $5.52 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $4,030 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $5.52 in US East (N. Virginia) to $7.656 in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong). Spot capacity costs $2.02 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $6.198 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does d2.8xlarge have?
d2.8xlarge has 36 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory (6.78 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 d2.8xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L32as v3 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.496/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-32-standardlssd (32 vCPU, 252 GiB, $4.29/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 256GB (56 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.456/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-32c-256gb-5760s-amd (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.74/hour in Bangalore).