d3.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · D3 family
The d3.2xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.999 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 64 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.999
- spot
- $0.3939
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.629
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$729/mo · us-east-1
−61% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
d3.2xlarge price by region
15 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.999 | $0.3939 | $0.629 | $0.432 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.999 | $0.2445 | $0.629 | $0.432 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.999 | $0.2858 | $0.629 | $0.432 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $1.047 | $0.3214 | $0.66 | $0.452 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $1.10 | $0.1455 | $0.693 | $0.475 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $1.197 | – | $0.754 | $0.517 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $1.219 | $0.4387 | $0.768 | $0.526 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $1.252 | $0.2961 | $0.789 | $0.541 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $1.252 | $0.2095 | $0.789 | $0.541 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $1.28 | $0.4227 | $0.806 | $0.553 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $1.28 | – | $0.806 | $0.553 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $1.28 | $0.4965 | $0.806 | $0.553 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $1.316 | $0.322 | $0.829 | $0.569 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $1.448 | $0.2377 | $0.912 | $0.626 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $1.448 | $0.2554 | $0.912 | $0.625 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 8 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 3.1 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 12 TB HDD (6 disks)
- Storage detail
- 6 x 2000 HDD
- Network
- Up to 15 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 15 Gbps
aws details
- API name
d3.2xlarge- Family
- D3
- Category
- Storage optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 15 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.999/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 2800 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 16
- Processor features
- AVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 60%
d3.2xlarge 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 d3.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | d3.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | $0.999 | – |
| Azure | L8as v3 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.624 | -38% |
| L8as v4 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.688 | -31% | |
| Google Cloud | z3-highmem-8-highlssd | 8 | 64 GiB | Intel Sapphire Rapids | $1.152 | +15% |
| z4d-highmem-8-highlssd | 8 | 63 GiB | AMD Turin | $1.264 | +27% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -58% |
| Linode 150GB150 GiB (2.3×) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | -28% | |
| Vultr | voc-s-8c-64gb-1280s-amd | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.685 | -31% |
| voc-s-8c-64gb-1920s-amd | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.849 | -15% |
D3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | 6 TB HDD (3 disks) | $0.499 | $364 | $0.2009 | $0.315 |
| d3.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | 12 TB HDD (6 disks) | $0.999 | $729 | $0.3939 | $0.629 |
| d3.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | 24 TB HDD (12 disks) | $1.998 | $1,459 | $0.8201 | $1.259 |
| d3.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | 48 TB HDD (24 disks) | $3.996 | $2,917 | $1.524 | $2.517 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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d3.2xlarge FAQ
How much does d3.2xlarge cost?
d3.2xlarge costs $0.999 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $729 per month. Across 15 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.999 in US East (N. Virginia) to $1.448 in EU (Zurich). Spot capacity costs $0.3939 per hour (61% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.629 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.367 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does d3.2xlarge have?
d3.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake). It is a storage optimized instance type in the D3 family.
What are the equivalents of d3.2xlarge 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, z3-highmem-8-highlssd (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $1.152/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).