x2idn.metal
x2idn.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 128 vCPUs, 2048 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $13.338 per hour on demand ($9,736.74 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $8.207 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $2.563 per hour. It is sold in 32 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 | $13.338 | $2.563 | $8.207 | $4.278 | $9.86 | $5.143 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $13.338 | $1.334 | $8.207 | $4.278 | $9.86 | $5.143 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $13.338 | $3.153 | $8.207 | $4.278 | $9.86 | $5.143 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $13.762 | $1.77 | $8.468 | $4.414 | $10.173 | $5.306 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $13.762 | $1.376 | $8.468 | $4.414 | $10.173 | $5.306 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $14.672 | $1.467 | $9.028 | $4.706 | $10.845 | $5.657 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $15.211 | $4.477 | $9.359 | $4.879 | $11.244 | $5.865 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $16.006 | $1.601 | $9.848 | $5.134 | $11.832 | $6.171 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $16.006 | $3.622 | $9.848 | $5.134 | $11.832 | $6.171 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $16.006 | – | $9.848 | $5.134 | $11.832 | $6.171 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $16.006 | – | $9.848 | $5.134 | $11.832 | $6.171 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $16.408 | $4.429 | $10.129 | $5.295 | $12.13 | $6.332 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $16.408 | – | $10.129 | $5.295 | $12.13 | $6.332 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $16.801 | $1.68 | $10.338 | $5.389 | $12.419 | $6.478 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $16.806 | $1.681 | $10.341 | $5.391 | $12.423 | $6.48 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $16.806 | $1.681 | $10.341 | $5.391 | $12.423 | $6.48 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $16.806 | $1.681 | $10.341 | $5.391 | $12.423 | $6.48 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $17.34 | $4.476 | $10.669 | $5.562 | $12.818 | $6.686 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $17.407 | $1.741 | $10.71 | $5.583 | $12.867 | $6.711 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $17.407 | $1.741 | $10.71 | $5.583 | $12.867 | $6.711 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $18.674 | $3.044 | $11.49 | $5.99 | $13.804 | $7.20 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $19.048 | $1.905 | $11.72 | $6.11 | $14.08 | $7.344 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $19.341 | $1.934 | $11.90 | $6.204 | $14.297 | $7.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $19.341 | $1.934 | $11.90 | $6.204 | $14.297 | $7.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $19.341 | $6.705 | $11.90 | $6.204 | $14.297 | $7.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $19.341 | $1.934 | $11.90 | $6.204 | $14.297 | $7.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $19.341 | $1.934 | $11.90 | $6.204 | $14.297 | $7.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $19.341 | $1.934 | $11.90 | $6.204 | $14.297 | $7.457 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $19.342 | $1.934 | $11.901 | $6.204 | $14.298 | $7.457 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $20.541 | $2.054 | $12.639 | $6.589 | $15.184 | $7.92 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $21.276 | – | $13.091 | $6.824 | $15.727 | $8.203 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $26.01 | $2.601 | $16.004 | $8.343 | $19.227 | $10.028 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $13.338 | $8.207 | $4.278 |
| SUSE | $13.463 | $8.267 | $4.332 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $13.562 | – | – |
| RHEL | $14.567 | $9.436 | $5.507 |
| Linux SQL Web | $15.501 | $10.37 | $6.441 |
| RHEL HA | $15.911 | $10.78 | $6.851 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $16.73 | – | – |
| Windows | $19.226 | $14.095 | $10.166 |
| Windows SQL Web | $21.389 | $16.258 | $12.329 |
| Linux SQL Std | $28.698 | $23.567 | $19.638 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $29.927 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $31.271 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $34.586 | $29.455 | $25.526 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $61.338 | $56.207 | $52.278 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $62.567 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $63.911 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $67.226 | $62.095 | $58.166 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | AVX; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 2048 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 100 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 100 Gbps |
| Network peak | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 80 Gbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 80,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 80,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 10,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 10,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 260,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 260,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | x2idn.metal |
| Family | x2idn |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
Other x2idn sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| x2idn.16xlarge | 64 | 1024 | $6.669 |
| x2idn.24xlarge | 96 | 1536 | $10.004 |
| x2idn.32xlarge | 128 | 2048 | $13.338 |
| x2idn.metal | 128 | 2048 | $13.338 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.