d2.xlargevsd3.xlarge
d3.xlarge is 28% cheaper than d2.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $139.43 a month.
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | d2.xlarge | d3.xlarge | d3.xlarge vs d2.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.69 | $0.499 | ▼ 28% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 82% off$0.1224 | 80% off$0.0992 | ▼ 19% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 42% off$0.402 | 37% off$0.315 | ▼ 22% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 57% off$0.216 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 40% off$0.417 | 24% off$0.378 | ▼ 9% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.362 | 48% off$0.259 | ▼ 28% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where d2.xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface15 vs 3
5× higherMax EBS volumes40 vs 24
67% higherWhere d3.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.499 vs $0.69 per hour
28% cheaperNetwork peak15 Gbps vs 2.8 Gbps
5.4× higherEBS max bandwidth2,800 Mbps vs 750 Mbps
3.7× higherClock speed3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
29% higherSpecs
26 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute5 of 11 differ | d2.xlarge | d3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo | AVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 14 | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | d2.xlarge | d3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 30.5 | 32 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | d2.xlarge | d3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Moderate | Up to 15 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps | 3 Gbps |
| Network peak | 2.8 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 3 |
| Storage10 of 12 differ | d2.xlarge | d3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 3 x 2000 HDD | 3 x 2000 HDD |
| Local disks | 3 × 2,048 GB HDD | 3 × 1,980 GB HDD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | No | Required |
| EBS throughput | 750 Mbps | Up to 2800 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 750 Mbps | 850 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 750 Mbps | 2,800 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 93.75 MB/s | 106.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 93.75 MB/s | 350 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 5,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 6,000 | 15,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 | 24 |
| Instance details5 of 10 differ | d2.xlarge | d3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | d2 | d3 |
| Category | Storage optimized | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | No | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for d2.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | d2.xlarge | d3.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.69 | $0.499 | ▼ 28% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.69 | $0.499 | ▼ 28% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.69 | $0.499 | ▼ 28% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.735 | $0.609 | ▼ 17% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.759 | $0.55 | ▼ 28% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.772 | $0.64 | ▼ 17% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.772 | $0.64 | ▼ 17% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.794 | $0.658 | ▼ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.827 | $0.524 | ▼ 37% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.828 | $0.598 | ▼ 28% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.844 | $0.724 | ▼ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.87 | $0.626 | ▼ 28% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.87 | $0.626 | ▼ 28% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.