d3.2xlargevsd3en.2xlarge

d3.2xlarge is 5% cheaper than d3en.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $37.96 a month.

At a glanced3.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
On-demand$0.999/hr5% less$1.051/hr
Lowest rate$0.2569/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1941/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optiond3.2xlarged3en.2xlarged3en.2xlarge vs d3.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.999$1.051▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.256982% off$0.1941▼ 24%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.62937% off$0.662▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.43257% off$0.454▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment24% off$0.75524% off$0.795▲ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.51848% off$0.545▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where d3.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.999 vs $1.051 per hour
5% cheaper
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher
Where d3en.2xlarge leads
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 6 Gbps
2.1× higher
Max EBS volumes23 vs 21
10% higher

Specs

8 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchd3.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresAVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboAVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differd3.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6432
Networking3 of 8 differd3.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Network baseline6 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface55
Storage3 of 12 differd3.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
Storage6 x 2000 HDD4 x 14000 HDD
Local disks6 × 1,980 GB HDD4 × 13,980 GB HDD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2800 MbpsUp to 2800 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,700 Mbps1,700 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,800 Mbps2,800 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput212.5 MB/s212.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput350 MB/s350 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS10,00010,000
EBS max IOPS15,00015,000
Max EBS volumes2123
Instance details1 of 10 differd3.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
Familyd3d3en
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for d3.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiond3.2xlarged3en.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.999$1.051▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.999$1.051▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.219$1.283▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.252$1.318▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.252$1.318▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.316$1.385▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.448$1.525▲ 5%

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.