d2.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · D2 family
The d2.xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 30.5 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) with moderate networking, starting at $0.69 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 30.5 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.69
- spot
- $0.272
- regions
- 22
dedicated
7.63 GiB per vCPU
2.4 GHz
$504/mo · us-east-1
−61% vs on-demand
across 6 areas
d2.xlarge 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 | $0.69 | $0.272 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.69 | $0.1691 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.69 | $0.165 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.698 | $0.2107 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.735 | $0.2693 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.759 | $0.2208 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.772 | $0.2408 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.772 | $0.2173 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.772 | $0.2343 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.781 | $0.1503 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.794 | $0.1243 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.809 | $0.2404 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.827 | $0.2716 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.828 | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.828 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.844 | $0.2821 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.844 | $0.093 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.844 | $0.1474 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.87 | $0.1542 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.87 | $0.1917 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.875 | $0.2663 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.957 | $0.2627 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 30.5 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
- 6 TB HDD (3 disks)
- Storage detail
- 3 x 2000 HDD
- Network
- Moderate
aws details
- API name
d2.xlarge- Family
- D2
- Category
- Storage optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 22 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.69/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 750 Mbps
- ECU
- 14
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- 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.xlarge 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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | d2.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) | $0.69 | – |
| Azure | L4as v4 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.344 | -50% |
| L4s v4 | 4 | 32 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.348 | -50% | |
| Google Cloud | c4-highmem-4-lssd | 4 | 31 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids | $0.3429 | -50% |
| c4n-highmem-4-lssd | 4 | 31 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $0.4582 | -34% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (1.9× less) | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | -70% |
| G8 Dedicated 32x88 vCPU (2×) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -39% | |
| Vultr | voc-s-4c-32gb-640s-amd | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.342 | -50% |
| voc-s-4c-32gb-960s-amd | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.425 | -38% |
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
other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first
d2.xlarge FAQ
How much does d2.xlarge cost?
d2.xlarge costs $0.69 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $504 per month. Across 22 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.69 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.957 in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong). Spot capacity costs $0.272 per hour (61% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.821 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does d2.xlarge have?
d2.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 30.5 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.xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L4as v4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.344/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-4-lssd (4 vCPU, 31 GiB, $0.3429/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-s-4c-32gb-640s-amd (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.342/hour in New Jersey).