x2iedn.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · X2iedn family

The x2iedn.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) with up to 25 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.667 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

32 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.5 GHz

on-demand
$1.667

$1,217/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.6171

−63% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.026

−38% vs on-demand

x2iedn.2xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$1.667$0.6171$1.026$0.5348
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$1.667$0.4785$1.026$0.5348
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$1.667$0.3097$1.026$0.5348
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$1.72$0.3915$1.058$0.5518
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$1.72$0.462$1.058$0.5518
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$1.834$0.2143$1.128$0.5883
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$1.901$0.1901$1.17$0.6099
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$2.001–$1.231$0.6418
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$2.001–$1.231$0.6418
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.001$0.8172$1.231$0.6418
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.001$0.2001$1.231$0.6418
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$2.10$0.21$1.292$0.6736
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.101$0.6104$1.293$0.6738
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.101$0.2483$1.293$0.6738
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.168$0.5889$1.334$0.6953
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$2.176–$1.339$0.6979
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$2.176–$1.339$0.6979
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.334$0.4432$1.436$0.7487
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$2.381$0.4646$1.465$0.7637
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$2.418$0.2418$1.488$0.7755
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.418$0.2819$1.488$0.7755
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.418$0.3597$1.488$0.7755
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.418$0.4349$1.488$0.7755
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.418$0.2998$1.488$0.7755
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$2.418$0.2418$1.488$0.7755
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$2.568–$1.58$0.8236
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.251$0.3315$2.00$1.043

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
32 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
237 GB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Network
Up to 25 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
25 Gbps

aws details

API name
x2iedn.2xlarge
Family
X2iedn
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
27 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $1.667/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 20000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
<5%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
72%

x2iedn.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 x2iedn.2xlarge
AWSx2iedn.2xlarge8256 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Icelake)$1.667–
AzureE32-8as v48256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.016+21%
E32-8ads v58256 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$2.096+26%
Google Cloudm4-hypermem-1616 vCPU (2×)16248 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$1.426-14%
AkamaiLinode 150GB150 GiB (1.7× less)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72-57%
Linode 300GB16 vCPU (2×) · 300 GiB (1.17×)16300 GiBAMD EPYC$1.44-14%

X2iedn family sizes

all about X2iedn→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
x2iedn.xlarge4128 GiB118 GB NVME$0.8336$609$0.3285$0.5129
x2iedn.2xlarge8256 GiB237 GB NVME$1.667$1,217$0.6171$1.026
x2iedn.4xlarge16512 GiB475 GB NVME$3.335$2,434$1.404$2.052
x2iedn.8xlarge321 TiB950 GB NVME$6.669$4,868$2.582$4.103
x2iedn.16xlarge642 TiB1.9 TB NVME$13.34$9,737$4.845$8.207
x2iedn.24xlarge963 TiB2.9 TB NVME (2 disks)$20.01$14,605$7.502$12.31
x2iedn.32xlarge1284 TiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$26.68$19,473$10.21$16.41
x2iedn.metal1284 TiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$26.68$19,473$9.778$16.41

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x2iedn.2xlarge FAQ

How much does x2iedn.2xlarge cost?

x2iedn.2xlarge costs $1.667 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,217 per month. Across 27 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.667 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.251 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.6171 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.026 per hour. With Windows it costs $2.035 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does x2iedn.2xlarge have?

x2iedn.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (32 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake). It is a memory optimized instance type in the X2iedn family.

What are the equivalents of x2iedn.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32-8as v4 (8 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.016/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m4-hypermem-16 (16 vCPU, 248 GiB, $1.426/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ).