d2.xlarge
d2.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 30.5 GiB memory (Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.69 per hour on demand ($503.70 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.402 per hour, 42% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1224 per hour. It is sold in 22 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.69 | $0.1224 | $0.402 | – | $0.417 | $0.362 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.69 | $0.069 | $0.402 | – | $0.417 | $0.362 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.69 | $0.0888 | $0.402 | – | $0.417 | $0.362 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.698 | $0.0698 | $0.381 | $0.279 | $0.438 | $0.353 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.735 | $0.1756 | $0.447 | – | $0.462 | $0.402 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.759 | $0.1058 | $0.443 | – | $0.458 | $0.398 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.772 | $0.1403 | $0.422 | $0.308 | $0.485 | $0.39 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.772 | $0.086 | $0.469 | – | $0.485 | $0.422 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.772 | $0.0967 | $0.421 | – | $0.484 | $0.355 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.781 | $0.0948 | $0.491 | – | $0.509 | $0.442 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.794 | $0.1343 | $0.482 | – | $0.499 | $0.434 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.809 | $0.2404 | $0.441 | $0.323 | $0.508 | $0.408 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.827 | $0.1161 | $0.488 | – | $0.499 | $0.439 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.828 | – | $0.435 | $0.272 | $0.5 | $0.402 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.828 | – | $0.483 | – | $0.5 | $0.435 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.844 | $0.1405 | $0.529 | – | $0.55 | $0.476 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.844 | $0.0844 | $0.529 | – | $0.55 | $0.476 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.844 | $0.4513 | – | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.87 | $0.1423 | $0.513 | – | $0.525 | $0.462 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.87 | $0.1205 | $0.513 | – | $0.525 | $0.462 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.875 | $0.1969 | $0.478 | $0.35 | $0.549 | $0.442 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.957 | $0.2627 | $0.502 | $0.371 | $0.578 | $0.469 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.69 | $0.402 | – |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.697 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.748 | $0.42 | – |
| SUSE | $0.79 | $0.439 | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.818 | $0.49 | – |
| Windows | $0.821 | $0.472 | – |
| Linux SQL Ent | $2.19 | $1.862 | – |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $2.248 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $2.318 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $2.374 | $2.086 | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.4 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 14 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 30.5 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Moderate |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 2.8 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 3 x 2000 HDD |
| Local disks | 3 × 2,048 GB HDD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | No |
| EBS throughput | 750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 750 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 93.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 93.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 6,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | d2.xlarge |
| Family | d2 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | No |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
Compare d2.xlarge
Other generations
Other d2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| d2.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 | $0.69 |
| d2.2xlarge | 8 | 61 | $1.38 |
| d2.4xlarge | 16 | 122 | $2.76 |
| d2.8xlarge | 36 | 244 | $5.52 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.