x2iedn.2xlarge
x2iedn.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $1.667 per hour on demand ($1,217.13 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.026 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.438 per hour. It is sold in 27 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 | $1.667 | $0.438 | $1.026 | $0.5348 | $1.232 | $0.6428 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $1.667 | $0.2025 | $1.026 | $0.5348 | $1.232 | $0.6428 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $1.667 | $0.2791 | $1.026 | $0.5348 | $1.232 | $0.6428 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $1.72 | $0.2428 | $1.058 | $0.5518 | $1.272 | $0.6633 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.72 | $0.172 | $1.058 | $0.5518 | $1.272 | $0.6633 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $1.834 | $0.322 | $1.129 | $0.5883 | $1.356 | $0.7071 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $1.901 | $0.1901 | $1.17 | $0.6099 | $1.405 | $0.7331 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.001 | $0.285 | $1.231 | $0.6418 | $1.479 | $0.7714 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.001 | $0.4993 | $1.231 | $0.6418 | $1.479 | $0.7714 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.001 | – | $1.231 | $0.6418 | $1.479 | $0.7714 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.001 | – | $1.231 | $0.6418 | $1.479 | $0.7714 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.10 | $0.21 | $1.292 | $0.6736 | $1.552 | $0.8097 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.101 | $0.5575 | $1.293 | $0.6738 | $1.553 | $0.81 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.101 | $0.2354 | $1.293 | $0.6738 | $1.553 | $0.81 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.167 | $0.2175 | $1.334 | $0.6953 | $1.602 | $0.8357 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.176 | $0.2176 | $1.339 | $0.6979 | $1.608 | $0.8389 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.176 | $0.4241 | $1.339 | $0.6979 | $1.608 | $0.8389 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.334 | $0.3948 | $1.436 | $0.7487 | $1.726 | $0.9 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.381 | $0.2381 | $1.465 | $0.7637 | $1.76 | $0.918 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.418 | $0.2621 | $1.488 | $0.7755 | $1.787 | $0.9321 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.418 | $0.2418 | $1.488 | $0.7755 | $1.787 | $0.9321 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.418 | $0.4076 | $1.488 | $0.7755 | $1.787 | $0.9321 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.418 | $0.6921 | $1.488 | $0.7755 | $1.787 | $0.9321 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.418 | $0.2418 | $1.488 | $0.7755 | $1.787 | $0.9321 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.418 | $0.2418 | $1.488 | $0.7755 | $1.787 | $0.9322 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.568 | $0.3202 | $1.58 | $0.8236 | $1.898 | $0.99 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.251 | $0.3251 | $2.001 | $1.043 | $2.403 | $1.254 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.667 | $1.026 | $0.5348 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $1.681 | – | – |
| RHEL | $1.782 | $1.141 | $0.65 |
| SUSE | $1.792 | $1.086 | $0.5888 |
| Linux SQL Web | $1.802 | $1.161 | $0.67 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $1.918 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $1.923 | $1.281 | $0.79 |
| Windows | $2.035 | $1.394 | $0.9028 |
| Windows SQL Web | $2.171 | $1.529 | $1.038 |
| Linux SQL Std | $2.627 | $1.986 | $1.495 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $2.743 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $2.882 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $2.995 | $2.354 | $1.863 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $4.667 | $4.026 | $3.535 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $4.782 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $4.923 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $5.035 | $4.394 | $3.903 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| 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 | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 237 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 5,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 625 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 16,250 |
| EBS max IOPS | 65,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | x2iedn.2xlarge |
| Family | x2iedn |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
Other x2iedn sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| x2iedn.xlarge | 4 | 128 | $0.8336 |
| x2iedn.2xlarge | 8 | 256 | $1.667 |
| x2iedn.4xlarge | 16 | 512 | $3.334 |
| x2iedn.8xlarge | 32 | 1024 | $6.669 |
| x2iedn.16xlarge | 64 | 2048 | $13.338 |
| x2iedn.24xlarge | 96 | 3072 | $20.007 |
| x2iedn.32xlarge | 128 | 4096 | $26.676 |
| x2iedn.metal | 128 | 4096 | $26.676 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.